O-2017-4835 - 11/9/2017 ORDINANCE NO. 0-2017-4835
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 44, CODE OF ORDINANCES
(2010 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, AMENDING
SECTIONS 44-30 AND 44-35 REGARDING CONNECTION AND
RECONNECTION FEES; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE
AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS:
That Chapter 44, Section 44-30, Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), City of
Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 44-30. Connection and transfer fees.
(a) Water, reuse water and sewer service connection and transfer fees.
(1) Upon making application for water, reuse water and/or sewer service the customer shall pay a
service connection fee of$25.00-for-eat-service.
(2) Upon making application to transfer an existing service account to a new address, the customer
shall pay a water and sewer service transfer fee of$25.00.
(3) if a-GUste ner q essserviGe- or-m
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GenReGtien fee ef $75.00 shall be paid by the GUstc)mer. NGrmal business heurs rnean-s.
weekdays frGm 8:00 a.m. te 5:30 ., eXGIuding Gity hGlidays. Service will _ enerally be
connected the next business day after the customer makes the application for service. If a
customer requests same day connection service, the fee for same is $75. However, same day
service may not be available if the work load does not permit it. "Business Day" does not include
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
(4) Bulk water customers that require a fire hydrant meter to be relocated within the same job site
or another job site shall pay a $45.- 50.000 fee for each time that the meter is relocated.
(b) Additional service trips. If additional meter service trips are required, including rereads and trips for
collection of outstanding charges, fees or penalties, the customer shall pay an additional trip fee in
the amount of$25.00 for each additional trip made to the location. If any service trips are caused by
the city's error, the customer will not be charged such additional trip fee.
II.
That Chapter 44, Section 44-35, subsections (d) and (e), Code of Ordinances
(2010 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec.44-35. -Utility billing policy.
(d) Penalty for late payment.
(1) Any bill not paid by the due date shall be deemed past
due and a late fee of $2.50 or ten percent of the total amount due, whichever is more, will be
assessed.
(2) Any bill not paid by 5:00 p.m. on the 14th day following the due date will be assessed a $25.00
Past Due Administrative Fee.
(3) Upon written request by a customer with proof that such individual is age 60 years or over,
payment may be delayed without penalty until the 25th day after the date the bill is issued. This
subsection applies only to residential customers who occupy the entire premises for which the
delay is requested.
(e) Disconnection and restoration of services.
(1) if a boll GGRtiRwes tG be past due fer a period iR eXGess Gf 14 days, the water supply to 4"he
GUStGMeF shall be shut eff. VVateF SeWiGe shall RGt be resumed URN all GUt6t@RdiRg fees, —Pvliw�
fees--Gharges GF Penalties are paid in fU ll. If a bill is not paid by the 141h day following the due
date, the water supply to the customer shall be shut off. Water service shall not be resumed
until all outstanding fees, service fees, charges or penalties are paid in full.
(2) The service fee for service restoration ,
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) of any bUS'Ress day (eXG!64p��*eRds and Gity heliday-0 shall be $50.00.
Service will generally be re-connected the next business day after the customer pays the past
due bill and service fee in full. If a customer requests same day re-connection service, the
service fee for same is $75. However, same day re-connection service may not be available if
the work load does not permit it. As used herein, "Business Day" does not include Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays.
Gustemerro-ecl,-,� osis afteF hours or same day seF i�viGe and pays the fee set forth in SeGtieR 44
111111.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
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and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the Z19- Y
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0&[P Ps� , 2017.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
KMV�/M 2e42- , 2017.
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CRAIGORGA , Mayor
City of found c1 Texas
ATTEST:
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SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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