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1999-298NOTE Amended by Ordinance No 2000-128 NOTE Amended by Ordinance No. 2000-296 S \Our Documcnts\Ordtnan~s'~99\Mmcellan¢ousFces DMU 2000 Ord doc AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE SCHEDULE OF MISCELLANEOUS FEES, DEPOSITS, BILLINGS AND PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO CITY CUSTOMERS AND TAXPAYERS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO 98-265, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 That the schedule of fees and charges for general utility services as generally ,provided for in Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances, and for services to other City of Denton customers and taxpayers, are hereby established as follows SERVICE CHARGES AND PROCEDURES SCHEDULES A B C ACCOUNT CONNECTION AND RECONNECTION FEES Electric Meter Installation Fee Meter Connection Fee Delinquent Service Fee METER READING AND TEST FEES MISCELLANEOUS FEES, CHARGES AND DEPOSITS Insufficlem Fund Check Handling Charge Service Deposits Interest Earned on Con,'act Retalnage Credit Card Service Fee PAGE 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 ACCOUNT CONNECTION AND RECONNECTION FEES (Effectxve 10/01/99) ELECTRIC METER INSTALLATION FEE APPLICATION Apphcable when a customer requests electric serwce on a first ume bas~s where no permanent servme prewously exxsted and where a new account number IS estabhshed FEE First Service Requested First Service Requested, after busxness hours $20 O0 $30 O0 METER CONNECTION FEE APPLICATION Apphcable when a customer requests service at an address which has ex, sung or previous servme, w~th an ex~st~ng account number and h~story FEE F~rst Service Requested $10 00 First Service Requested, after $30 00 bus~ness hours DELINQUENT SERVICE FEE APPLICATION Apphcable when a customer's account is processed for d~sconnect~on due to nonpayment FEE Dehnquent Service Fee Dehnquem Servme Fee and reconnectmn after business hours $20 00 $50 00 Page 2 METER READING AND TEST FEES (Effective 10/01/99) METER READING APPLICATION Applicable to any customer who requests a rea&ng of a c~ty meter due to a contested bflhng more than twine in the prewous 12 months and no error ~s found FEE Per Addmonal Rea&ng $20 00 METER TESTING APPLICATION Apphcable to any customer who requests the testing of a c~ty meter prewously tested wah~n the past four years and the meter ~s found to be w~thln accuracy standards FEE Per Test $25 00/KWH Electric Meter $35 00/KW/KWH Electric Meter ACCURACY STANDARDS A meter ~s defined as w~th~n accuracy standards when found to be ~n error plus or m~nus two percent (2%) or less Page 3 MISCELLANEOUS FEES, CHARGES, AND DEPOSITS (Effective 10/01/99) INSUFFICIENT FUND CHECK HANDLING CHARGE APPLICATION Applicable when a customer's or taxpayer's check for payment of fees, fines, court costs, taxes, utilities, or other charges has been dishonored by the maker's bank and returned to the City of Denton unpmd FEE Per Check $15 00 SERVICE DEPOSITS APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests utlhty service for the first time in the City of Denton service area and does not have 12 months of good credit standing wxth Denton or another utfixty system for the type of service requested, or does not have a co-signer with 12 months of good credit standing with Denton or another electric utility system FEE Residential Customer $150 00 or an amount equal to 1/6 of the last 12 months of billing at the service location If utility service is disconnected for non- payment, then the customer will be required to pay a deposit sum equal to 1/6 of the last 12 months of billing Commercial Customer $300 00 or an amount equal to 1/6 of the last 12 months of billing at the service location, whichever is greater Deposits will earn interest for the customer The rate of interest will be adjusted semi-annually to equal the interest rate of a one year United States Treasury Note on October 1 and April 1 of each year If refund of deposit is made within thirty (30) days of receipt of deposit, no interest payment will be made If the City retmns the deposit more than thirty (30) days, payment of interest shall be made retroactive to the date the deposit was paid A Payment of the interest to the customer shall be made at the time the deposit is returned or credited to the customer's account Page 4 B The depostt shall cease to earn ~nterest on the date it is returned or credited to the customer's account INTEREST EARNED ON CONTRACT RETAINAGE Contract retalnage will earn interest for the contractor as prowded by TEX REV CIV STAT ANN Article 6252, Sec 5b (Vernon Supp 1992) The rate of ~nterest will be adjusted sem~- annually to equal the ~nterest rate of a one year Umted States Treasury Note on October 1 and April 1 of each year Payment of the interest shall be made at the t~me the retmnage is prod to the contractor CREDIT CARD SERVICE FEE APPLICATION Apphcable when payment for fees, fines, court costs, taxes, utilities or other charges are made w~th a "D~scover" credit card RATE/SERVICE CHARGE Payment Amount Service Charge $ 01-$20 O0 $ 05 $ 20 01-$200 O0 $ 1 O0 $200 01-$500 O0 $ 3 O0 $500 01-$800 O0 $ 5 O0 $800 Ol-andup $ 7 O0 Page 5 SECTION 2 That all ordinances or parts of ordinances ~n force when the provisions of th~s ordinance became effective whmh are inconsistent, or m conflict w~th the terms or prows~ons contmned m th~s ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict SECTION 3 That ff any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in th~s ordinance, or apphcatlon thereof to any person or c~rcumstances ~s held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the vahd~ty of the remmmng portions of this ordinance, and the Cay Council of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares ~t would have enacted such mmmmng portions despite any such mvahd~ty SECTION 4 That this ordinance shall become effective, charged, and apphed to all services occumng on and after October 1, 1999, and a copy of said fees and charges shall be malntmned on file ~n the office of the C~ty Secretary PASSED AND APPROVED this the r~ dayof _~/f)-~O7 _/~ 9 ,1999 ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY By ~ APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY Page 6 \\Sv¢ utllWOLBshared\globalWhscellaneous Fees DMU Ordinance 2001 doc ORD CENO AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE SCHEDULE OF MISCELLANEOUS FEES, DEPOSITS, BILLINGS AND PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO CITY CUSTOMERS AND TAXPAYERS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO l~.996298, AMENDING THE INSUFFICIENT FUND CHECK HANDLING CHARGE, AMENDING THE ELECTRIC AND WATER RECONNECTION FEE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR WATER METERS, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 That the schedule of fees and charges for general utility services as generally prowded for ~n Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances, and for services to other C~ty of Denton customers and taxpayers, are hereby estabhshed as follows SERVICE CHARGES AND PROCEDURES SCHEDULES A B C ACCOUNT CONNECTION AND RECONNECTION FEES Electric Meter Installation Fee Electric and Water Meter Reconnectlon Fee Dehnquent Servme Fee METER READING AND TEST FEES Meter Rea&ng Meter Testing MISCELLANEOUS FEES, CHARGES AND DEPOSITS Insufficient Fund Check Handhng Charge Service Deposits Interest Earned on Contract Retmnage Cretht Card Service Fee PAGE 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 ACCOUNT CONNECTION AND RECONNECTION FEES (Effective 10/01/00) ELECTRIC METER INSTALLATION FEE APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests electric serwce on a first t~me basis where no permanent service previously existed and where a new account number ~s established FEE First Service Requested F~rst Serwce Requested, at, er business hours $20 00 $30 00 ELECTRIC AND WATER METER RECONNECTION FEE APPLICATION Apphcable when a customer requests service at an address which has existing or prewous service, with an exxstlng account number and history, and the electric and/or water meter must be ~nstalled or activated for read~ness FEE Electric Servme Requested $10 00 Water Service Requested $10 00 DELINQUENT SERVICE FEE APPLICATION Applicable when a customer's account is processed for d~sconnect~on due to nonpayment FEE Dehnquent Servme Fee $20 00 Page 2 METER READING AND TEST FEES (Effective 10/01/00) METER READING APPLICATION Apphcable to any electric or water utthty customer who requests a reading of a c~ty meter due to a contested bflhng more than twice m the previous 12 months, and no error is found FEE Per Addmonal Reading $20 00 METER TESTING APPLICATION Apphcable to any customer who requests the testing of a c~ty meter previously tested w~th~n the past four years and the meter ~s found to be w~th~n accuracy standards FEE Per Test $25 00/KWH Electric Meter $35 00/KW/KWH Electric Meter ACCURACY STANDARDS A meter is defined as within accuracy standards when found to be plus or minus two percent (2%) or less Page 3 MISCELLANEOUS FEES, CHARGES, AND DEPOSITS (Effective 10/01/00) INSUFFICIENT FUND CHECK HANDLING CHARGE APPLICATION Apphcable when a customer's or taxpayer's check for payment of fees, fines, court costs, taxes, utilities, or other charges has been dishonored by the maker's bank and returned to the C~ty of Denton unp~ud FEE Per Check $25 00 SERVICE DEPOSITS APPLICATION Apphcable when a customer requests utility servme for the first t~me ~n the C~ty of Denton servme area and does not have 12 months of good credit standing w~th Denton or another utthty system for the type of service requested, or does not have a co-s~gner w~th 12 months of good credit standing with Denton or another electric utility system FEE Remdentlal Customer $150 00 or an amount equal to 1/6 of the last 12 months of bflhng at the service location If utility service ~s d~sconnected for non- payment, then the customer will be requnred to pay a deposit sum equal to 1/6 of the last 12 months of bflhng Commercial Customer $300 00 or an amount equal to 1/6 of the last 12 months ofbdhng at the service location, whmhever ~s greater Deposits will earn ~nterest for the customer The rate of interest wall be adjusted semi-annually to equal the Interest rate of a one year United States Treasury Note on October 1 and April 1 of each year If refund of depoait ~s made wltlnn thirty (30) days of receipt of deposit, no Interest payment will be made If the City retains the deposit more than thirty (30) days, payment of ~nterest shall be made retroactive to the date the deposit was paid A Payment of the ~nterest to the customer shall be made at the time the deposit ~s returned or credited to the customer's account Page 4 B The deposit shall cease to earn interest on the date it is returned or credited to the customer's account INTEREST EARNED ON CONTRACT RETAINAGE Contract retmnage wffi earn lnteTest for the contractor as provided by TEX REV CIV STAT ANN Artmle 6252, Sec 5b (Vernon Supp 1992) The rate of ~nterest will be adjusted semi- annually to equal the interest rate of a one year United States Treasury Note on October 1 and April 1 of each year Payment of the interest shall be made at the time the retmnage is paid to the contractor CREDIT CARD SERVICE FEE APPLICATION Apphcable when payment for fees, fines, court costs, taxes, uttht~es or other charges are made with a "Dmcover" credit card RATE/SERVICE CHARGE Payment Amotmt Servme Charge $ 01-$20 00 $ O5 $ 20 01-$200 00 $ 1 00 $200 01-$500 00 $ 3 00 $500 01-$800 00 $ 5 00 $800 01-andup $ 7 00 Page 5 SECTION 2 That all ordmances or parts of ordinances ~n force when the provisions of this ordinance became effective wluch are inconsistent, or in conflict w~th the terms or provlmons contmned m th~s ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict SECTION 3 That ~f any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in tlus ordinance, or apphcatlon thereof to any person or c~rcumstances ~s held ~nvahd by any court of competent junschctlon, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remalnmg pomons of thru ordmance, and the City Cotmml of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remmnmg portions despite any such invalidity SECTION 4 That this ordinance shall become effective, charged, and applied to all services occumng on and after October 1, 2000, and a copy of said fees and charges shall be mmntmned on file in the office of the City Secretary PASSED AND APPROVED thls the ~ dayof C~/~f ,2000 EULINE BROCK, MAYOR ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY Page 6