City of Gainesville - File #: 060613.

• File #: 060613.
• Version: 3
• Name: GRU - DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL SERVICES (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/12/2007
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 3/26/2007
• Title: GRU - DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL SERVICES (B) Ordinance No. 0-07-19 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 27-7 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA RELATING TO DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL SERVICE; AMENDING CHAPTER 27, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 27-14 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA RELATING TO THE DATE PAYABLE FOR COMBINED STATEMENTS, LATE FEE PENALTIES, AND THE DELINQUENT ELIGIBILITY DATE AND SERVICE RECONNECTION POLICIES; AMENDING APPENDIX A, UTILITIES SECTION (7), SUBSECTION a RELATING TO DEPOSITS FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE; AND AMENDING APPENDIX A, UTILITIES SECTION (7), SUBSECTION b(4)(i) SERVICE CHARGES BY INCREASING CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR SAME DAY OR AFTER HOURS RECONNECTION OF SERVICE FOR DELINQUENT DISCONNECTIONS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CODIFIER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDNG AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/26/2007	3	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
3/12/2007	3	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
2/26/2007	2	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
2/8/2007	2	Regional Utilities Committee	Approved as Recommended	Pass
11/9/2006	1	Regional Utilities Committee	Discussed
10/9/2006	0	City Commission	Referred	Pass

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GRU - DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL SERVICES (B)

Ordinance No. 0-07-19
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 27-7 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA RELATING TO DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL SERVICE; AMENDING CHAPTER 27, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 27-14 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA RELATING TO THE DATE PAYABLE FOR COMBINED STATEMENTS, LATE FEE PENALTIES, AND THE DELINQUENT ELIGIBILITY DATE AND SERVICE RECONNECTION POLICIES; AMENDING APPENDIX A, UTILITIES SECTION (7), SUBSECTION a RELATING TO DEPOSITS FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE; AND AMENDING APPENDIX A, UTILITIES SECTION (7), SUBSECTION b(4)(i) SERVICE CHARGES BY INCREASING CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR SAME DAY OR AFTER HOURS RECONNECTION OF SERVICE FOR DELINQUENT DISCONNECTIONS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CODIFIER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDNG AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
Executive Summary:
On February 26, 2007, the City Commission approved the recommendation of the Regional Utilities Committee and authorized the City Attorney to prepare and the Clerk to advertise the above entitled ordinance. The ordinance revises certain provisions of Chapter 27, Gainesville Code of Ordinances, relating to customer utility deposits.

Explanation:
In general, the revisions address utility deposits, cut for nonpayment timing and delinquent reconnection. The revisions require modifications to current ordinance language which need to be in effect with the implementation of the new Customer Information System (CIS) in April, 2007.

A self-directed work team was chartered to research each of the ten (10) stages of the current Collections process: Initial Deposit, Late Fees/Penalties, Delinquent Processing, GRU Payment Assistance, Additional Deposit, Agency Payment Assistance, Convert to Final Pend...