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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 312
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE 4, OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (1995 EDITION), RELATING TO SEWER SERVICE
CHARGES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Article 4, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995
Edition) is amended by amending Section 21-32 to read as follows:
Section 21-32. Billing of charges; payment; late penalty.
The sewer service charge levied pursuant to this chapter shall be collected by the director
of finance or any bank designated by the wastewater division as an agent for collection.
Billings for sewer service charges of nonresidential [and residential] users shall be
processed monthly or bimonthly in accordance with the department of water supply
billing cycle. Billing for single{-€arnily] unit and [dttple*] multi-unit residential
[sxstetxers] users shall be processed monthly or bimonthly. Al] flat rate billings will be
based on a per unit basis for• the entire month without any deduction or proration even if
less than the entire month is used.
~ Payment shall be due thirty days after [hilkng] date of bill.
A ten percent penalty shall be imposed upon accounts that are sixty or
more days overdue. In addition, interest at the rate of one percent per
month shall be imposed upon the outstanding balance for all accounts that
are sixty or more days overdue.
Charges for sewer service shall be billed to the «w°
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owner or owners of the lot, parcel of land, building or premises, [er-tl}eir
re}3re~°] (herein, referred to as the "property') to which the
services are provided. If requested by the owner, the department will bill
a tenant or other individual desi angn
ted (herein, referred to as the
"desi ngnated person") by the owner. Such request shall be in writing and
signed by all parties involved, including all property owners and the
desi ng ated person. The property owners and the desi ri>~person shall
be iointly and severally liable for the entire sewer service charge without
further notice of an dy elinquencv to the property owners.
(c) [User fees collected from lots that were classified under accessible but
under the revised definition are now classified as not accessible shall be
reimbursed for the amount collected.] Sewer service charges levied shall
be a debt due to the county. If this debt is not paid within sixty days after
it shall be due and payable, it shall be deemed delinquent and maybe
recovered by the county by a civil action filed against the property owners,
or the desi ug ated person, or both. Any iud~ment against the property
owners or responsible parties shall be filed with the Bureau of
Conveyances. As used herein, "person means any individual, partnership,
co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company. corporation,
association, ioint stock company, trust estate, eovernment entity, or any
other legal entity, and their le ag 1 representatives, agents, and successors
and assigns.
SECTION 2. Material to be deleted is bracketed. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
other provisions or applications of the ordinance, which can be given effect
without the invalid provision, or application, and to this end, the provisions of this
ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY: ~ r
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C UNCI ME BER, F HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE, Comm. ~ 31