HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-02-22 16-096 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 16-096
Date: February 22, 2016
Item/Subject: ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 268, Stormwater, of the Code of the City of
Bangor, By Adjusting Billing Procedures
Responsible Department: Water Quality Management
Commentary:
The ordinance amendment would clarify that an approved stormwater credit would be applied
beginning with the previous complete billing cycle, and that any funds owed to the City by the
property owner must be paid before the credit is processed. The amendment would also give
ratepayers 28 days to pay their stormwater bill from the date the stormwater bill is sent, to
match the period for paying sewer bills, and would clarify that the fee is owed whether the bill is
received or not, as is the case with taxes and sewer fees.
This amendment was reviewed and approved by the Infrastructure Committee on February 9,
2016.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Man ger
Associated Information: Ordinance
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
icitor
Introduced for
Passage
x First Reading
Referral
16-096
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
Assigned to Councilor Nichols
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CITY OF BANGOR
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ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 268, Stormwater, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By Adjusting
Billing Procedures
WHEREAS,, in the course of implementing the City's stormwater utility ordinance, certain billing issues
have arisen; and
WHEREAS, these Ordinance amendments will clarify procedures, streamline the billing process, and
bring billing practices into line with those used for taxes and sewer bills;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 268 of the Code of the City of Bangor be amended as follows:
§ 268-19. Credits.
C. Application.
(4) The Utility will review credit applications within four weeks after a complete application is
submitted. If approved, the credit will be applied feF the b%linning with the most recen
complete billing cycle in p_ftgr which it the appliotion was received complete by the
Engineering Department. Any outstanding balance owed the City by the Drop-qw owner must
bg pgid bef2re the credit is processed.
§ 268-20. Fee collection schedule.
Stormwater service fees shall be billed quarterly. To minimize administrative costs, notification
and collection of stormwater utility fees shall be coordinated, to the extent possible, with the
collection of sewer fees. A rate payer shall have 30 M days from receipt the data a
stormwater service fee bill Is se to make payment. The fee 15 gwe whether a bill is received
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or- not; failure of a DroDertv owner to receive a bill shall not delav or invalidatelh- reouirement
to make timely ppymeat. Interest shall be charged on delinquent accounts after 30 the 28
days have elag5ed at a rate equal to the prevailing interest rate for overdue property taxes in
the City of Bangor, as may be amended from time to time by the City Council.
IN CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
FIRST READING
CITY CLEAK
IN CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 14, 2016
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
VOTE: 9-0
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: BALDACCI, DURGIN, GRAHAM, NEALLEY, NICHOLS,
PERRY, PLOURDE, SPRAGUE, FAIRCLOTH
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: NONE
PASSED
CITY CLERK
16-096
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
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