HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 702 N.C.S. 11/04/1963ORDINANCE NO. 7Q?2N. C. S.
INTRODU_ CED BY COUNCILMAN.
KEN COLIN
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
DAVID W. BRAINERD
AN ORDINANCE AM12NDING CHAPTER 27 PETALUMA
CITY CODE SECTION 27.44 BY ADDING THERETO
SECTION 27.44.2 TO, PROVIDE CLOSING BILLS IN
AN AMOUNT OF LESS' THAN $1.00 MAY BE FOR- -
GIVEN A, ND BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 27. 44. 3.
TO WIDE CA SH .DEPOSIT BA.LA NCES LESS THA N
$1.'00 MAY BE RETAINED.
WHEREAS, it has been determined that collecting closing water balances
on amounts of $l. 00 or less and the repayment of cash credit deposit balances
of $1.00 or less are expensive to the Water Department and that adjustments
to this matter should be made.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OF PETALUMA, AS FOLLOWS::
Section 1. Section 27.44 is hereby amended by adding thereto
Section 27. 44. 2 to read as follows:
Whenever a consumer shall discontinue water service and the
closing balance due the city by the consumer after all credits and offsets
have been made, shall amount to $l. 00 or Iess the city may forgive such,
closing balances.
Section 2. Section 27'. 44 is hereby amended by adding thereto
Section 27. 44. 3 to read as follows:
Whenever a consumer ,shall discontinue water service and any
cash credit' deposit as required by this chapter shall be applied against
his closing balance due, leaving a refund due the consumer of $1. 00 or
less,, then, and in that event the city shall not.be requir-.ed to refund
unles's specifically required so to do by the consumer concerned.
Section 3. The City .Clerk be, and she is, hereby directed to
post this ordinance for the period and in the. maizner required by the
City Charter.
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Ordered posted this 28th d ay of .October , 1963.
AYES"'-' Councilmen Battaglia, Bra lerd,,.,Cavanagh, Colin Ellis, Gans and
Mayor- Van Bebb'er.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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Yorman P. Vail Bebber
Mayor
Attest: Gladys .R. Wallin
City Clerk
T: ,h_ ereby ,certify that the within ordinance was posted in one public place
in the City of Petaluma,
to�wi.t: In the City .Hall, on the 2$th of
October, 1963-
I hereby certify that the whole number T of members of the Council
of the City of Petaluma is seven, and that the foregoing ordinance was
passed by the Council at its meeting of the '4th day of November; 1963,
by the following vote
AYES: Councilmen Ba:ttag11a, Brainerd, Cavanagh., Jr. Colin, Ellis, Gans,
and Mayor Van Bebber
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Attest:
City Clerk
(SEAL )
The foregoing ordinance NuAber' N.C having been regularly
passed and. presented to me this 4th' day of November, 1963, is hereby
approved by me this �4th day of November, 1963.,
EFFECTI DATE: December 4, 1963
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Dwayor