[CC 1979 §90.010; Ord. No. 281 Arts. I — II, 12-11-2000]
A.
The
waterworks and the sewerage system of the City of Stockton, including
all future improvement and extensions thereto whether to the waterworks
or to the sewerage system or to both, shall be and the same are combined
and it is hereby declared that said waterworks and said sewerage system
thenceforth shall be operated and maintained as a combined waterworks
and sewerage system.
B.
Further,
to protect the integrity and operation of the combined system it is
required and provided that all owners, tenants and residents of the
City shall connect and utilize the combined waterworks and sewerage
system of the City for any premises within the City that requires
either water or sewerage service where there is both water and sewerage
service adjoining the premises or within one hundred (100) feet of
the boundary line of said premises. A hookup to one (1) of these two
(2) services requires a hookup to both services.
[CC 1979 §90.020]
No sewerage or water services shall be furnished or rendered
free of charge to any person, firm or corporation.
[CC 1979 § 90.030; Ord. No. 308, 10-14-2003]
No sewerage or water services shall be extended outside the
City limits, nor shall any lines be extended from those which were
outside the limits before it was prohibited, unless approved by the
Board of Aldermen for the betterment and growth of the City of Stockton,
Missouri.
[Ord. No. 338, 3-28-2005]
In order to encourage the betterment and growth of the community, Section 700.150 notwithstanding, water and sewer service may be extended outside the City limits to provide service to facilities located on land owned by the United States Government which is being utilized as a public recreation or community use area.
[Ord. No. 162 §90.035, 5-10-1993]
As approved by the Board of Aldermen on February 8, 1993, it
is the policy of the City of Stockton to comply with 29 CFR Part 1926,
OSHA, Subpart P, Excavations and Trenches and any amendments duly
passed thereto. This policy will apply to the City employees as well
as private contractors working for the City. A copy of these regulations
shall be kept at Stockton City Hall along with any amendments.
[CC 1979 §90.040]
The Public Works Billing Clerk of the combined waterworks and
sewerage system of the City and the City Clerk or such other officers
or representatives of the City as may be designated from time to time
shall cause all water meters to be read and bills for sewerage services
to be rendered regularly as services accrue. All bills shall be due
and payable from and after the date such bills are rendered at the
office of the City Clerk or other place designated by the Board of
Aldermen during the regular hours of business. The City Clerk or Public
Works Billing Clerk of the City may calculate the amount of the bill
of the customer for water and sewer service and render such customer
a combined bill for such water and sewer service. All bills for water
rates shall show on their face the meter readings at the beginning
and end of the period covered and same shall be due as stated above.
[CC 1979 §90.050; Ord. No. 5 §90.050, 5-12-1980; Ord. No. 419, 9-20-2010; Ord. No. 425, 12-13-2010; Ord. No. 455, 4-22-2013; Ord. No. 463, 9-30-2013; Ord. No. 480, 2-23-2015]
A.
Bills
for water and sewer service shall be due upon receipt and delinquent
after the 15th of the month.
B.
A penalty
of ten percent (10%) shall be assessed for non-payment of water and
sewer services on the 16th of the month for all unpaid bills.
C.
If payment is not received by 10:00 A.M. on the 20th of the month, service will be disconnected immediately. No notification of the disconnection will be made by phone call or door tags. Reconnection fees, as set forth in Subsection (D) herein, shall be assessed on all delinquent water and sewer bills at 10:01 A.M. on the 20th of the month.
D.
Water
and sewer service shall only be reconnected after payment of a seventy-five
dollar ($75.00) reconnect fee.
[Ord. No. 532, 9-11-2017]
[Ord. No. 519, 3-27-2017]
For residents whose occupancy is seasonal in nature, or who
experience extended periods of time where they are absent from their
residence due to employment, the City will turn the water service
on and off twice during a calendar year for no charge. On the third
and any subsequent requests, a service fee of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) shall be charged to turn the service on and off.
[CC 1979 §90.055; Ord. No. 227 §90.055, 5-14-1998]
A.
The
City of Stockton shall be entitled to collect a fee on all insufficient
funds checks written to the City of Stockton as payee. The maker or
drawer of the check shall be primarily responsible and liable for
such fee. The City shall have the right to add such fee to the water
bill, City taxes, or any other debt the maker or drawer may owe to
the City of Stockton. The City of Stockton shall have the right to
withhold the fee from any deposits or money owed to the maker or drawer
by the City of Stockton.
B.
This
remedy shall not be exclusive but shall be in addition to all rights
and remedies the City of Stockton is allowed by law concerning insufficient
funds checks.
C.
The
fee shall be set at twenty dollars ($20.00) per check but may be changed
as determined necessary by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Stockton.
[CC 1979 §90.060]
The occupant and user of the premises receiving services or
water and sewerage services combined and the owner of said premises
shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for such services rendered
on said premises. The City shall have power to sue the occupant or
the owner, or both, of such real estate in a civil action to recover
any sums due for such services, plus a reasonable attorney's fee to
be fixed by the court. Any notice of termination of service shall
be sent to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such
service, if such owner has requested in writing to receive any notice
of termination and has provided the entity rendering such service
with the owner's business addresses.
[CC 1979 §90.070]
It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on or shut off water
at any valve or shut-off box, or turn meter off or on, or any place
regulating the supply of water to any premises, or part thereof, from
the waterworks of the City except the Public Works Supervisor or other
person authorized by him/her.
[Ord. No. 420, 9-20-2010; Ord. No. 462, 9-30-2013]
A.
Before
any utility service is furnished to any consumer he/she shall be required
to make a deposit to guarantee the payment for all services as the
bills therefore become due, for which a receipt shall be given. Such
deposit shall be as follows:
1.
Residential homeowner deposit: $50.00.
2.
Residential renter deposit: $100.00, or such amount as the renter
and landlord agree to in a written lease agreement signed by both
parties and a copy provided to the City Clerk before service is connected.
[Ord. No. 538, 12-11-2017]
3.
Commercial deposit: $50.00.
B.
In
the event that any consumer who has applied for any utility service
and has any outstanding delinquent bills from any prior utility connections
in the City, the deposit shall be paid and the outstanding delinquent
bill(s) shall be paid.
C.
If
upon examination the City Clerk at any time finds the amount deposited
by any water and sewer user is not sufficient to cover the bills for
any two consecutive months such water and sewer user shall, after
forty-eight (48) hours' written notice has been given, be required
to make an additional deposit in an amount to cover the deficiency.
Whenever a user of water and sewer shall for any reason cease using
water, upon complying with all rules, regulations and ordinances of
the City governing the furnishing and using of water and/or sewer
and the payment of all bills and charges therefor in full, he/she
shall be entitled to have returned to him/her the amount of deposit
paid.
D.
Said
deposit shall be retained by the City until the service is discontinued.
When the final bill is paid the deposit amount (without interest)
shall be refunded.
[Ord. No. 336, 2-28-2005]
A.
The
City Superintendent shall not authorize the provision of water and/or
sewer service to any structure or building unless the Building Inspector
shall have issued a certificate of occupancy or a temporary certificate
of occupancy.
B.
The
City Superintendent may authorize temporary water and/or sewer services
during construction only if the required building permit has been
issued by the Building Inspector.
C.
The
City Superintendent is authorized to disconnect the temporary water
and/or sewer service if the service charges for the service have not
been paid, if the building permit is not being complied with as determined
by the Building Inspector or if a certificate of occupancy or a temporary
certificate of occupancy has not been issued prior to occupancy or
use.
