Title
Water Service Charges - For the purpose of instituting charges for re-establishing water service after non-payment; authorizing a charge for billing adjustments; authorizing a charge for estimating property transfer charges; and for all other matters related to water service charges.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 20-14 Amended
Introduced by: Alderman Pfeiffer, Alderman Paone, and Alderman Arnett
Referred to
Finance
Environmental Matters
A ORDINANCE concerning
Water Service Charges
FOR the purpose of instituting charges for re-establishing water service after non-payment; authorizing a charge for billing adjustments; authorizing a charge for estimating property transfer charges; and for all other matters related to water service charges.
BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2012 Edition
Section 6.04.100
Section 16.08.040
Section 16.08.080
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
Chapter 6.04 FINANCE AND TAXATION GENERALLY
6.04.100 Payment of water and sewer charges required prior to transfer of property.
A. A deed for the transfer of property shall not be validated for recordation by the Department of Finance until payment is made for all water and sewer service received to the date of transfer, whether billed or unbilled. The liability for unbilled service is defined as the minimum bill or a percentage of the last bill as determined from the schedule below, whichever is greater:
Number of Days From Last Billing Date to Settlement Date
Percentage
1-9|13
13|10-18
20
19-27
30
28-36
40
37-45
50
46-54
60
55-63
70
64-72
80
73-81
90
82-90
100
B. A CHARGE OF FIFTY DOLLARS SHALL BE ASSESSED EACH TIME A CUSTOMER SUBMITS A REQUEST FOR ESTIMATED PROPERTY TRANSFER CHARGES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
Chapter 16.08 WATER S...
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