CITY OF SWISHER

ORDINANCE NO. 208

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF SWISHER, IOWA, CHAPTER 99.04 (3) SEWER LATE PAYMENT PENALTY

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SWISHER, IOWA:

 

            Section 1.  Purpose.  The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Chapter 99.04 (3) of the Municipal Code of Swisher, Iowa, by amending the sewer late payment penalty for all contributors.

 

            Section 2.  Amendment:  The following amendment is hereby made to Chapter 99.04 (3) is hereby amended as follows:

 

 

CHAPTER 99

SEWER SERVICE CHARGES

 

99.04             BILLING FOR SEWER SERVICE.  RATE.  Sewer service charges shall be billed as part of a combined service account, payable in accordance with the following:

 

3.      Late Payment Penalty.  Bills not paid when due shall be considered delinquent.  A late penalty of $5.00 or 5% whichever is greater shall be added to each delinquent bill.

 

            Section 3. Repealer.  All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.

 

            Section 4.  Severability.  If any section, provision, or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

 

            Section 5.  Effective Date.  This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval, and posting as provided by law. 

 

On the 13th day of March 2006, at a regular meeting of the Swisher City Council, Swisher, Iowa, Councilperson B. Hoss introduced Ordinance No.208, and moved that it be given its first reading.  The motion was seconded by Councilperson G. Svec.

 

Ayes: K. Feldman, B. Hoss, T. Perkins, G. Svec, L. Svec

 

Nays: None

 

Absent:  None

5 members of the Council being present and having voted aye, Mayor Scott Grabe declared the motion carried, and Ordinance No.208 was read the first time and discussed and placed on record.

 

Thereupon, it will be noted that the laws and rules providing that ordinances be considered and voted on for passage at two council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended and dispensed with and that Ordinance No.208 be placed on its last reading, it was moved by Council person G. Svec and seconded by Councilperson L. Svec.

 

Ayes: K. Feldman, B. Hoss, T. Perkins, G. Svec, L. Svec

 

Nays: None

 

Absent:  None

 

5 members of the Council being present and having voted aye, Mayor Scott Grabe declared the motion carried, and Ordinance No.208 was then placed on its last reading and was read the last time.

 

Thereupon, it was moved by Councilperson L. Svec and seconded by Councilperson K. Feldman that Ordinance No.208 be placed upon its final passage and adopted.

 

Ayes: K. Feldman, B. Hoss, T. Perkins, G. Svec, L. Svec

 

Nays: None

 

Absent:  None

 

5 members of the Council being present and having voted “Aye”, Mayor Scott Grabe declared the motion carried, and the Ordinance was passed and adopted.

 

Whereupon the Mayor declared that Ordinance No. 208 be adopted and signified his approval of same by fixing his signature thereto.

 

Passed by the council on the 13th day of March 2006 and approved by the Mayor on the 13th day of March 2006.

 

                                                                        CITY of SWISHER:

 

                                                                          _____________________________ 

                                                                         SCOTT GRABE, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

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Tawnia Kakacek, City Clerk CMC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I, Clerk of the City of Swisher, Iowa, state that an ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF SWISHER, IOWA, CHAPTER 99.04 (3) SEWER LATE PAYMENT PENALTY and known as No. 208 was duly passed by the council on the 13th day of March 2006, and signed by the Mayor on the 13th day of March 2006, and published by the 24th day of March 2006, by posting copies thereof in four public places within the limits of the City of Swisher, Iowa and that I posted copies of Ordinance No.208 in the following places:  Swisher Trust and Savings Bank, Swisher Beauty Shop, Shelton’s Grocery, Swisher Post Office and City Hall.

                                                                        ________________________________ 

                                                                        Tawnia Kakacek, City Clerk CMC