The Electric Department is hereby created to
serve the Borough of Seaside Heights.
[Amended 5-21-1997 by Ord. No. 97-6; 12-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-23; 12-20-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-21; 2-6-2002 by Ord. No.
2002-1; 3-15-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02; 4-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06; 12-19-2007 by Ord. No. 07-14; 5-21-2008 by Ord. No. 08-06; 2-18-2009 by Ord. No.
09-04; 12-21-2011 by Ord. No. 11-13; 12-19-2012 by Ord. No. 12-14]
A. The following rates will be in effect for all electric customers
for electric usage:
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Kilowatt Hours
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Rate
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First 10
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$5
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All others
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$0.18 per kilowatt hour
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B. Floodlights; monthly rates.
(1) The following monthly rates shall be charged to any electric customer
requesting the installation and maintenance of a floodlight on a utility
pole under the control and maintenance of the Borough of Seaside Heights:
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Wattage
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Monthly Rate
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150
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$22
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250
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$28
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400
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$38
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1,000
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$50
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(2) If a customer requests that service to a floodlight be disconnected,
and then requests reconnection of such service to the same floodlight
within a year of the request for disconnection, the fee for reconnection
shall be nine times the monthly rate as set forth above.
C. Rates for governmental entities. Whenever an electric user, that
is charged electric rates by the Borough of Seaside Heights, is a
governmental entity supported primarily from real estate taxes levied
on the property owners of the Borough of Seaside Heights, that entity
shall be charged the same rate that the Borough pays for its wholesale
power. The Borough does not have to charge interest for the late payments
made by governmental entities within the Borough of Seaside Heights.
[Added 7-20-2005 by Ord. No. 05-17; amended 12-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-20; 12-19-2012 by Ord. No. 12-14; 10-7-2015 by Ord. No. 15-15]
A. All electric accounts shall be in the name of the property owner
of record, and such owner shall remain solely liable to the Borough
for payment of such account. No electric account shall be opened in
a tenant's name from January 1, 2016, forward.
B. If any account has been opened in a tenant's name prior to January
1, 2016, that account must be changed to the name of the property
owner of record, and the owner shall remain liable to the Borough
for payment of any electric bills accruing to such account prior to
January 1, 2016, in the event that the tenant does not pay such electric
bill in a timely fashion.
There is hereby established a minimum customer
electric service charge for all electric customers of the Borough
of Seaside Heights in the amount of $5 per month per meter. This minimum
customer service charge shall only be applied in those instances where
the electric consumed by a customer is less than $5 per month per
meter for the billing cycle.
Bills for electric current shall be submitted
to account customers on a monthly basis.
[Amended 12-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-14; 7-20-2005 by Ord. No. 05-17]
In the event that a discontinuance of service
has been effectuated by reason of nonpayment as hereinabove set forth,
the reconnection of the electric service may only be made upon payment
of the total outstanding bill, all accrued interest due thereon and
a reconnection fee in the amount of $50. A reconnection fee of $100,
together with the payment of the total outstanding bill and all accrued
interest due thereon, shall be required for service to be reinstated
other than at the meter. A reconnection fee of $200, together with
the payment of the total outstanding bill and all accrued interest
due thereon, shall be required for service to be reinstated for electric
service of 400 amps or greater.
[Amended 7-20-2005 by Ord. No. 05-17]
There shall be an installation fee of $100 for
each new service installed. In addition, there shall be no replacement
charge for an existing service.
[Amended 12-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-20]
A. It shall be unlawful for anyone to use electric energy
supplied by the Borough of Seaside Heights unless a meter has been
duly installed. Any unmetered electric users will be subject to a
fine of no less than $100 and no more than $1,250, by imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days or by community service of not more than 90
days or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service,
as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. The
continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute
a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting
the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above
for each separate offense.
B. Any individual who tampers with, alters or in any
way interferes with the operation of an electric meter or electric
service shall be subject to a fine of no less than $100 and no more
than $1,250, by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days or by community
service of not more than 90 days or any combination of fine, imprisonment
and community service, as determined in the discretion of the Municipal
Court Judge. The continuation of such violation for each successive
day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons
allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished
as provided above for each separate offense. In addition, the Borough
may discontinue the supply of electric service and remove its equipment
from a consumer’s premises without notice in the event evidence
is found that the Electric Department’s service wires, meters,
switch boxes or other property or appurtenances on the consumer’s
premises have been tampered with to illegally divert current.
C. Employees of the Electric Department of the Borough
of Seaside Heights shall be allowed access to individual electric
meters at all times during the regular workweek between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Said access shall be given after the employee
presents proper identification. Anyone who refuses said employee access
or who interferes with said employee shall be subject to a fine of
no less than $100 and no more than $1,250, by imprisonment for not
to exceed 90 days or by community service of not more than 90 days
or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service, as
determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. The continuation
of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate
offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation
of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate
offense.
D. Any person violating or failing to comply with any
other provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punishable by a fine of no less than $100 and no more than $1,250,
by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days or by community service
of not more than 90 days or any combination of fine, imprisonment
and community service, as determined in the discretion of the Municipal
Court Judge. The continuation of such violation for each successive
day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons
allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished
as provided above for each separate offense.
All energy adjustment costs levied upon the
Borough of Seaside Heights shall be charged to all electric customers
of the Borough, regardless of classification, on a per-kilowatt-hour
basis. All billing for energy adjustment costs will be in addition
to the rates set forth hereinabove and shall be charged as a separate
item on the regular periodic billing.