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Officials with the City of Aurora have provided information about recent ordinance changes affecting fees for delinquent sewer accounts.
The information is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 2010-2859
(Section pertaining to fees for delinquent sewer
accounts. Passed by Aurora City Council on January 26)
SECTION 705.490:
DISCONNECTION
OF SERVICE
FOR FAILURE TO PAY
A. If any bills for sewerage service shall be and remain past due and unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days and provided notice aforesaid has been given, the city shall have the right to disconnect sewerage services to the premises. The sewerage services shall not be reconnected until all past due bills have been paid in cash or money order, until all charges equal to the cost of disconnecting and reconnecting have been paid, and the deposit as required has been paid to the city. If bills for sewerage services are delinquent as aforesaid, the city shall have the right to request that all utility services furnished to the user or the premises pursuant to license or franchise agreements be disconnected and discontinued.
B. The city currently contracts with Empire District Electric to terminate water services to any customer premises for non-payment of a sewer bill. No such termination of water service may occur until thirty (30) days after the city provides notice to the customer. At the end of the notice period, if the total amount due on the sewer account is not paid, the city shall notify Empire, and Empire shall discontinue water service until such time as the sewer charges and all related costs of termination and re-establishment of sewer and water services are paid by the customer. Requests for reconnection made after 4 p.m. on regular business days shall not be acted upon until the following business day.
The fees for disconnect/reconnect are as follows:
1. door hanger -- $15
2. request to Empire for disconnect -- $15
3. fee for trip to premise (not disconnected) --$25
4. additional Fee for multi-unit building -- $20
5. disconnect completed -- $35
6. reconnect -- $50
For further information, contact officials at the Aurora City Hall (678-5121) during normal business hours.
Officials with the City of Aurora have provided information about recent ordinance changes affecting fees for delinquent sewer accounts.
The information is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 2010-2859
(Section pertaining to fees for delinquent sewer
accounts. Passed by Aurora City Council on January 26)
SECTION 705.490:
DISCONNECTION
OF SERVICE
FOR FAILURE TO PAY
A. If any bills for sewerage service shall be and remain past due and unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days and provided notice aforesaid has been given, the city shall have the right to disconnect sewerage services to the premises. The sewerage services shall not be reconnected until all past due bills have been paid in cash or money order, until all charges equal to the cost of disconnecting and reconnecting have been paid, and the deposit as required has been paid to the city. If bills for sewerage services are delinquent as aforesaid, the city shall have the right to request that all utility services furnished to the user or the premises pursuant to license or franchise agreements be disconnected and discontinued.
B. The city currently contracts with Empire District Electric to terminate water services to any customer premises for non-payment of a sewer bill. No such termination of water service may occur until thirty (30) days after the city provides notice to the customer. At the end of the notice period, if the total amount due on the sewer account is not paid, the city shall notify Empire, and Empire shall discontinue water service until such time as the sewer charges and all related costs of termination and re-establishment of sewer and water services are paid by the customer. Requests for reconnection made after 4 p.m. on regular business days shall not be acted upon until the following business day.
The fees for disconnect/reconnect are as follows:
1. door hanger -- $15
2. request to Empire for disconnect -- $15
3. fee for trip to premise (not disconnected) --$25
4. additional Fee for multi-unit building -- $20
5. disconnect completed -- $35
6. reconnect -- $50
For further information, contact officials at the Aurora City Hall (678-5121) during normal business hours.
