Chapter 2.106
UTILITY ACCOUNTS
Sections:
2.106.010 Account activation service fee.
2.106.030 Bank card transaction fee.
2.106.040 Delinquent accounts—Penalty.
2.106.010 Account activation service fee.
Any person, association, partnership, company, corporation, or other entity making application to the city of Sumas for the provision of utility services, including electric energy, water, and/or sewer, shall pay to the city of Sumas a service fee in the amount of five dollars for the activation of a utility account. This fee shall be paid each time an account is activated in the name of the applicant. The fee shall be added to the regular utility bill. (Ord. 1778 § 4, 2020; Ord. 1375 § 1, 2003)
2.106.020 Dishonored checks.
In addition to any other charges or fees allowed under the law, there shall be a fee of thirty dollars for any check written to the city of Sumas which is dishonored. (Ord. 1542 § 1, 2010: Ord. 1476 § 7, 2007. Formerly 2.16.020)
2.106.030 Bank card transaction fee.
Any person, association, partnership, company, corporation, or other entity making payment to the city of Sumas by debit, credit or other bank card for the provision of utility services, including electric energy, water, and/or sewer, shall pay to the city of Sumas a transaction fee in the amount of two dollars per transaction. This fee shall be paid for each transaction to offset costs associated with accepting payment by bank card and shall be added to the regular utility bill. (Ord. 1778 § 5, 2020; Ord. 1592 § 1, 2012: Ord. 1564 § 1, 2010)
2.106.040 Delinquent accounts—Penalty.
(a) Residential Consumers. If any residential customer’s utility account is not paid in full on or before the due date, unless the customer has contacted the city and made and complied with arrangements satisfactory to the city to pay the bill by a specific date and time that is no later than eleven a.m. on the last working day of the month in which the bill is due, the city clerk-treasurer shall add a five-dollar penalty to the amount of the bill. This penalty shall be in addition to any other charge, including for reconnection/re-activation.
(b) Non-Residential Consumers. If any commercial, industrial, association or other non-residential customer’s utility account is not paid in full on or before the due date, unless the customer has contacted the city and made and complied with arrangements satisfactory to the city to pay the bill by a specific date and time that is no later than eleven a.m. on the last working day of the month in which the bill is due, the city clerk-treasurer shall add a penalty of five percent of the entire amount of the unpaid bill, or five dollars, whichever is greater, to the amount of the bill. This penalty shall be in addition to any other charge, including for reconnection/re-activation.
(c) To the extent the delinquent account penalty policy established in this section is inconsistent with any other late penalty policy, it is intended that the provisions of this section shall control. (Ord. 1565 § 1, 2010)