10878-22 Amending Various Arts, & Sect of Ch. 17 of the SB Municipal Code to Adress Late Fees for City Utility Customers

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Sec. 17-131. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this Ordinance, the terms and phrases shall be defined as follows: (a) City means the City of South Bend, Indiana. (b) Customer means the owner or tenant of a single-unit residential property or a multi- unit residential property up to four(4)units, in whose name the bill for wastewater charges for such property is issued by the City; or where the tenant attests they occupy the Residential Property as a primary residence and have made the application with the consent of their landlord (c) r ow Income Customer Utility Assistance Program Credit means the credit for wastewater charges provided under Section 17-133 of this Article. (d) Eligible Low Income E=ustemer Utility Assistance Program Customer means an eligible customer as defined in Section 17-134 of this Article. (e) Multi-Unit Residential Property means property used only for human residency which consists of no more than four(4) dwelling units with each one occupied as a primary residence by a single person or single family. (f) Single-Unit Residential Property means property used only for human residency which consists of a single dwelling unit occupied as a primary residence by a single person or single family. (g) UAP means the Utility Assistance Program established by this Article. (g) (h) Wastewater Charges means the wastewater user charges established by City Ordinance for use of its wastewater system. (Ord. No. 10688-19 , § I, 10-28-19; Ord. No. 10797-21 , § V, 8-9-21) Sec. 17-132. Sewer charge. The sewer charge fee is set for the purpose of offsetting the LIC UAP Credit. The sewer charge fee shall be One Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents ($1.75)per Month charged through December 31, 2022, One Dollar and Eighty-Nine Centers ($1.89) per month charged from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, Two Dollars and Three Cents ($2.03) per month charged from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, and Two Dollars and Eighteen Cents ($2.18) per month charged from January 1, 2025 and beyond per wastewater Customer account. This charge will be reviewed on the same basis as all other rates and charges in this Chapter. (Ord. No. 10688-19 , § I, 10-28-19; Ord. No. 10797-21 , § V, 8-9-21) Sec. 17-133. Utility Assistance Program (UAP) Credit. • A LIC UAP credit shall be available to Eligible Customers of the City who are billed for wastewater charges as provided for in this Ordinance effective January 1, 2022. The current LIC Created: 2021-12-02 09:01:34 [EST] (Supp.No.56) Page 3 of 7