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Home My WebLink About2016.10.03 ORD 2016-477 Utility billing for rentals ORDINANCE 2016-477 CITY OF HUGO AN ORDINANCE WITHIN THE CITY OF HUGO,MINNESOTA AMENDING CHAPTER 82-UTILITIES,ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2—RATES AND CHARGES WHEREAS, the City of Hugo determines that payment of utility bills shall be the sole responsibility of the property owner and residential properties shall be billed in that manner. THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 82 UTILITIES Article II. Rates and Charges Sec. 82-68 to read as follows: Sec. 82-68. - Billing and payment The utility billing clerk or other duly authorized representative of the city shall prepare quarterly statements of the amount due under the terms of this chapter for each utility account, and shall mail or deliver same to the respective customer. Payment of all charges for water and sewer service supplied by the city shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property. The owner of the property shall be liable for water and sewer charges incurred by the premises and any unpaid charges shall be collected per section 82-70. All residential water and sewer accounts shall be billed only in the name of the owner of the property served. Water bills shall be due and payable on or before the prescribed due date stated on bill. Water bills not paid by the set due date shall be considered delinquent and any account carrying a 30-day delinquency may be shut off by the city for nonpayment. Service shall not be resumed until regulations of section 82-31 shall have been satisfied. SECTION 2. Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any part of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance not specifically included with that judgment. SECTION 3. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect January 1, 2017. ADOPTED BY THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 3, 2016. Tom Weidt, Mayor ATTEST: Michele Lindau, City Clerk I AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA) )ss. COUNTY OF RAMSEY ) Carter Johnson,being first duly sworn,on oath states as follows: CITY OF HUGO 1. I am the publisher of the THE CITIZEN or the publisher's PUBLIC HEARING P � P NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the HUGO CITY COUNCIL has sched- designated agent. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated in uled a public hearing for Monday,October 3,2016 at 7 p.m.at Hugo City Hall this Affidavit,which is made pursuant of Minnesota Statutes 331 A.07. to consider an amendment to Hugo City Code,Chapter 82 UTILITIES,Section p § 82-68 BILLING AND PAYMENT.The amendment would require all water and sewer accounts to be carried in the name of the owner of the property served. 2. The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements to constitute a Utility bills will no longer be sent to the tenant. Anyone wishing to comment on this amendment can be heard at this time. qualified newspaper under Minnesota law, including those requirements Michele Lindau,City clerk found in Minnesota Statutes§331 A.02. Published one time in The Citizen on September 15,2016. 3. The dates of the month and the year and day of the week upon which the public notice attached was published in the newspaper are as follows: I Once a week, for one week,it was published on Thursday,the 15th day of September,2016. 4. The publisher's lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space,as determined pursuant to §331 A.06,is as follows: a) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space b)Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter c)Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 10.23/inch 5. Mortgage Foreclosure Notices. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §580.033 relating to the publication of mortgage foreclosure notices: The newspaper's known office of issue is located in Ramsey County. The newspaper complies with the conditions described in §580.033,subd. 1, clause(1)or(2). If the newspaper's known office of issue is located in a county adjoining the county where the mortgaged premises or some part of the mortgaged premises described in the notice are located,a substantial portion of the newspaper's circulation is in the latter county. FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SAITH NOT. BY: TITLE: Carter Johnson,Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 15th day of September,2016. Notary PublIc "NX6`'r LW MYRNA L. PRESS Notary Public-Minnesota ``My Commission Expires Jan 31,2020 Misc:Affidavit-Citizen-lWk-Rev.docx AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA) )ss. COUNTY OF RAMSEY ) Carter Johnson,being first duly sworn,on oath states as follows: 1. I am the publisher of the THE CITIZEN,or the publisher's CITY OF HUGO ORDINANCE 2016-477 designated agent. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated in AN ORDINANCE WITHIN THE CITY OF HUGO,MINNESOTA this Affidavit,which is made pursuant of Minnesota Statutes§331 A.07. AMENDING CHAPTER 82-UTILITIES,ARTICLE II,DIVISION 2— RATES AND CHARGES WHEREAS,the City of Hugo determines that payment of utility bills shall 2. The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements to constitute a be the sole responsibility of the property owner and residential properties shall qualified newspaper under Minnesota law,including those requirements be THE CIilled intTY OF HUGO ORDAINS: found in Minnesota Statutes §331 A.02. SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 82 UTILITIES Article II. Rates and Charges Sec.82-68 to read as follows: 3. The dates of the month and the year and day of the week upon which the Sec.82-68.-Billing and payment public notice attached was published in the newspaper are as follows: The utility billing clerk or other duly authorized representative of the city shall prepare quarterly statements of the amount due under the terms of this chapter for each utility account,and shall mail or deliver same to the respec- Once a week, for one week,it was published on Thursday,the 13th day tive customer. Payment of all charges for water and sewer service supplied of October,2016. by the city shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property. The owner of the property shall be liable for water and sewer charges incurred by the premises and any unpaid charges shall be collected per section 82-70. All 4. The publisher's lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for residential water and sewer accounts shall be billed only in the name of the owner of the property served. Water bills shall be due and payable on or comparable space,as determined pursuant to §331 A.06, is as follows: before the prescribed due date stated on bill. Water bills not paid by the set due date shall be considered delinquent and any account carrying a 30-day delinquency may be shut off by the city for nonpayment. Service shall not be a) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for resumed until regulations of section 82-31 shall have been satisfied. comparable space .SECTION 2. SeverabiIn the event that a court of competent jurisdic- tiolity. adjudges any part of this Ordinance to be invalid,such judgment shall not b Maximum rate allowed b law for the above matter affect any other provision of this Ordinance not specifically included with that y judgment. SECTION 3. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect January cRate actually charged for the above matter $ 10.23/inch 1'2017' ) Y g ADOPTED BY THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 3,2016. Tom Weidt,Mayor 5. Morta e Foreclosure Notices. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 580.033 ATTEST: �g § Michele Lindau,City Clerk relating to the publication of mortgage foreclosure notices: The Published one time in The Citizen on October 13,2016. newspaper's known office of issue is located in Ramsey County. The newspaper complies with the conditions described in §580.033,subd. 1, clause(1)or(2). If the newspaper's known office of issue is located in a county adjoining the county where the mortgaged premises or some part of the mortgaged premises described in the notice are located,a substantial portion of the newspaper's circulation is in the latter county. FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SAITH NOT. BY: TITLE: Carter Johnson,Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 13th day of October,2016. / z2 etioJ Notary P lic (�/��/'�y p� /� �nnpngn�nnnnn�+nn tae pry. 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