ORDINANCE NO. 2197

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE BILLING OF CHARGES FOR UTILITY SERVICES TO THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES SERVED AND FOR THE REMOVING OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN ADVANCE DEPOSIT FOR UTILITY SERVICES.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION:

1. That Sections 31-4 and 31-7 of Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Junction be repealed.

2. That Section 31-2 of Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Junction be repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

"Section 31-2. Application for service - liability of owners of premises.

Applications for water services to a premises shall be in the name of the owner of the premises. Although the owner may direct that the water bill be sent to another for payment, the owner of property where water is used shall be liable for the payment of rent for all water used thereon in addition to the other utility charges appearing on the water bill."

3. That Section 25-47 of Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Junction is amended to read as follows:

"Section 25-47. Billing, collection of sewer charges.

All sewer charges shall be dated and sent out to THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES SERVED OR TO WHOM THE OWNER MAY DIRECT at regular intervals. Such sewer service charges shall be added to and made a part of the water bill if customers receive water service from the city, or by separate billing if water service is from other than the city. Provisions of the City Code relative to the payment of delinquent water bills shall also apply to delinquent sewer bills in all aspects, including the discontinuance of water service for nonpayment of sewer charges."

PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of July, 1984.

Raymond G. Phipps

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President of the Council Pro Tempore

Attest:

Neva B. Lockhart, CMC

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City Clerk

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 2197, was introduced, read, and ordered published by the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at a regular meeting of said body held on the 6th day of June, 1984, and that the same was published in The Daily Sentinel, a newspaper published and in general circulation in said City, at least ten days before its final passage.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 6th day of July, 1984.

Neva B. Lockhart

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Neva B. Lockhart, CMC

City Clerk

Published: June 10, 1984

Published: July 6, 1984

Effective: August 5, 1984