File #: ORD 20-036    Version: 1 Name: water late fees ordinance
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/8/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/28/2020 Final action: 4/28/2020
Title: Consider adopting an emergency ordinance to relieve certain customers from penalties associated with late payment of bills for City utility service
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Proposed ordinance, 3. executed ordinance

Subject:

Title

Consider adopting an emergency ordinance to relieve certain customers from penalties associated with late payment of bills for City utility service

Body

Presented By:  Chris Brown, City Attorney

Recommendation and Review

Harrisonburg City Code Section 7-4-3 provides for a penalty of 10% for utility bills (water, sewer, solid waste disposal) which are not paid in a timely manner.  This ordinance provides relief from that penalty for customers directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.