[CC 1975 §18-70; Ord. No. 1033 §1(18-70), 5-12-2005; Ord. No. 10-08(700.050) §1, 5-13-2010; Ord. No. 19-12, 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 21-02, 1-21-2021]
From January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the monthly
rates to be charged and collected by the City for residential water
and water service furnished by the combined waterworks and sewerage
system of the City shall be twenty-four dollars and eighty cents ($24.80)
for the first two thousand (2,000) gallons or less and fifty-two cents
($0.52) per one hundred (100) gallons thereafter.
[CC 1975 §18-71; Ord. No. 1034 §1(18-71), 5-12-2005; Ord. No. 10-08(700.060) §2, 5-13-2010; Ord. No. 19-12, 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 21-02, 1-21-2021]
From January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the monthly
rates to be charged and collected by the City for commercial water
and water service furnished by the combined waterworks and sewerage
system of the City shall be twenty-four dollars and eighty cents ($24.80)
for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons or less and fifty-eight
and 58/100 cents ($0.5858) per one hundred (100) gallons thereafter.
[CC 1975 §18-72; Ord. No. 1019 §2(18-72), 9-9-2004; Ord. No. 10-08(700.070) §3, 5-13-2010]
The meter deposit charged by the City for residential water
users shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for property owners and
one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for tenants; and meter deposits
for commercial water users shall be in the amount of two hundred dollars
($200.00).
[CC 1975 §18-73; Ord. No. 1035 §1, 5-12-2005; Ord. No. 10-08(700.080) §4, 5-13-2010; Ord. No. 19-12, 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 21-02, 1-21-2021]
From January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the monthly
rates charged and collected by the City for residential sewer service
furnished by the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the City
shall be twenty-seven dollars and sixty cents ($27.60) for the first
two thousand (2,000) gallons or less and one dollar and twenty and
07/10 cents ($1.207) per hundred (100) gallons thereafter.
[Ord. No. 10-08(700.085) §5, 5-13-2010; Ord.
No. 19-12, 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 21-02, 1-21-2021]
From January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the monthly
rates charged and collected by the City for commercial sewer service
furnished by the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the City
shall be twenty-seven dollars and sixty cents ($27.60) for the first
one thousand (1,000) gallons or less and one dollar and fifty-two
and 13/ 100 cents ($1.5213) per one hundred (100) gallons thereafter.
[CC 1975 §18-74; Ord.
No. 21-02, 1-21-2021]
The Governing Body of the City of Billings, Missouri, hereby
finds and determines that the rates, fees and charges for use and
services of the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the City
shall be reviewed annually to be necessary and adequate to meet the
requirements of Sections 250.010 to 250.250, RSMo.
[CC 1975 §18-75; Ord. No. 1019 §2(18-75), 9-9-2004; Ord. No. 19-12, 12-19-2019]
The Governing Body of the City of Billings, Missouri, hereby
finds and determines that the rates, fees and charges for use and
services of the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the City
shall be reviewed annually to be necessary and adequate to meet the
requirements of 250.010 to 250.250, RSMo.
[CC 1975 §18-76; Ord. No. 1036 §1(18-76), 5-12-2005]
All bills for water and/or sewerage service sent to any residential
or commercial user of water and/or sewer services provided by the
City shall be due and payable in full by the fifteenth (15th) day
of the month in which said bill is sent. A penalty of ten percent
(10%) of the amount of the bill shall be added to all bills which
remain unpaid after the fifteenth (15th) day of the month. All bills
which remain unpaid after the twenty-first (21st) day of any month
shall have an additional penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) added
thereto.
[CC 1975 §18-77; Ord. No. 1036 §1(18-77), 5-12-2005; Ord. No. 10-6 §1, 4-8-2010]
If any bill for water and/or sewerage services, or any penalty described in Section 700.110, shall remain unpaid after the twenty-eighth (28th) day of any month, service to such residential or commercial user shall be disconnected and shall not be reconnected until all bills for past and present services, together with all penalties, have been paid in full.
A.
Sewerage services, water services, or water and sewerage services combined shall be deemed to be furnished to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such service and, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (B) of this Section, the City shall have power to sue the occupant or owner, or both, of such real estate in a civil action to recover any sums due for such services less any deposit that is held by the City for such services plus a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
B.
When
the occupant is delinquent in payment for thirty (30) days, the City
shall make a good faith effort to notify the owner of the premises
receiving such service of the delinquency and the amount thereof.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary,
when an occupant is delinquent more than ninety (90) days, the owner
shall not be liable for sums due for more than ninety (90) days of
service. Any notice of termination of service shall be sent to both
the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such service.
C.
The
provisions of this Section shall apply only to residences that have
their own private water and sewer lines. In instances where several
residences share a common water or sewer line, the owner of the real
property upon which the residences sit shall be liable for water and
sewer expenses.
D.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law to the contrary, any water provider who
terminates service due to delinquency of payment by a consumer shall
not be liable for any civil or criminal damages.
E.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to unapplied-for utility
services. As used in this Subsection, "unapplied-for utility
services" means services requiring application by the property
owner and acceptance of such application by the utility prior to the
establishment of an account. The property owner is billed directly
for the services provided, and as a result, any delinquent payment
of a bill becomes the responsibility of the property owner rather
than the occupant.
[CC 1975 §18-78]
Application for water and sewerage services shall be made to
the City Clerk or other person designated by the Board of Aldermen
by the owner or occupant of the property to be served, and upon approval
of such application, such applicant shall have the right to connect
with the City's combined waterworks and sewerage system, all costs
of such connection to be borne by such applicant. The Board of Aldermen
may hereafter prescribe a connection charge to be paid by any such
applicant at the time of his/her application.
[CC 1975 §18-79]
The occupant and user of the premises receiving water and sewerage
services, or either of them, 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 receive
any sums due for such services plus a reasonable attorney's fee to
be fixed by the court.
[CC 1975 §18-80]
Water service shall be supplied only through water meters installed
and meeting the City's specifications and only one (1) connection
shall be permitted to each water meter. No free water service or sewerage
service shall be furnished to any premises, or the owner or occupant
thereof, except to the City itself and in the event that the revenues
derived by the City from its combined waterworks and sewerage system
shall at any time prove insufficient to pay the interest on and principal
of the combined waterworks and sewerage system revenue bonds of the
City issued to construct, extend or improve such system or any part
thereof and to establish and maintain reasonable reserves as provided
in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds, then the
City will thereafter pay a fair and reasonable charge for all water
and sewer services, or water service or sewerage service, furnished
the City or any of its departments by the combined waterworks and
sewerage system and such payments will continue so long as the same
may be necessary in order to prevent any default in the payment of
the interest on or principal of the combined waterworks and sewerage
system revenue bonds of the City or while any such default shall exist.
[CC 1975 §18-81; Ord. No. 1019 §2(18-81), 9-9-2004; Ord. No. 10-08(700.160) §6, 5-13-2010]
City personnel shall read the meters not later than the last
week of each month and the City shall mail a combined water and sewer
service bill to each consumer on the first (1st) business day of the
following month. Bills sent out by the City Clerk shall become delinquent
after the fifteenth (15th) of the month in which they are issued.
On bills not paid by the fifteenth (15th) of the month, the consumer
will be mailed a second (2nd) notice on the twentieth (20th) of the
month. In the event any date mentioned herein falls on a Sunday or
a legal holiday, their the day following is to be substituted.
[CC 1975 §18-82]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to tamper with
any water main, water meter or sewer line or to make any connection
to the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the City without
written permission from the City or to reconnect service when service
has been discontinued for non-payment of a bill for service.
