§ 13.28.050. Short checks.

A.

Payments on Account. All payments made for utility service charges by check, for which the check is returned by the bank upon which it is drawn, to the Town for reason of insufficient funds or a closed account, shall be considered as if no payment has been made and the Town shall have all remedies which are otherwise available to it for nonpayment, In addition, the Town may add thirty-five dollars to the utility service charge account for each such short check.

B.

Shut Off Notice. When a customer has received a notice that his utility service will be discontinued and then pays, during such notice period, for such utility service, by check, which check is later returned by the bank upon which it is drawn, to the Town for reason of insufficient funds or a closed account, the Town may terminate such utility service by giving forty-eight hours' notice by mailing a notice to the address of the person concerned, as shown on the Town records, stating the reason for the termination and the date upon which service will be disconnected. Such termination of utility service may only be avoided by payment in full of the check amount, plus a fee of thirty-five dollars, in cash or certified funds within said forty-eight hour period.

(Ord. 409 § 2, 1987; Ord. No. 631, § 1, 4-9-2015)