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Meeting: Finance Committee - 12/20/2004
Action: Close file via Comm. 21 dated 12/07/2004
Re: Comm. 774 (Bill 256) (2000)
y COUNTY OF HAWAII ;�.;,,,„ STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 256
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(1995 EDITION), RELATING TO SEWERS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 21, article 4, section 21 -32, of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(1995 edition), is amended to read as follows:
Section 21 -32. Billing of charges; payment; late penalty.
(a) 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 -family and duplex residential customers shall be
processed bimonthly.]
(b) Payment shall be-made within thirty days after billing. A ten percent
penalty shall be imposed upon accounts which are sixty or more days
overdue. In addition. interest at one percent per month on the outstanding
balance shall be imposed upon accounts which are sixty or more days
overdue.
(c) Charges for sewer service shall be billed to the [same customer as the
department of water supply unless otherwise notified in writing by the]
owner or owners of the lot, parcel of land, building or premises, [or their
representatives.] to which the services are provided. If requested by the
owner. the department will bill a tenant or other individual designated in
writing by the owner. Such written notification must contain consenting
signatures of all parties involved. property owner and designee to be
billed However. should that designated person not pay. the owner
remains responsible for the amount billed. If there is more than one owner
to the subject property. they shall be jointly and severally liable for
payment.
(d) [User fees collection 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 and shall be a lien upon the property. If this
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debt is not paid within thirty days after it shall be due and payable. it shall
be deemed delinquent and may be recovered by civil action in the name of
the county against the property owner. the person billed. or both. Person
meamng any individual. partnership. co- partnership, firm. company,
corporation. association. joint stock company. trust. estate. government
entity. or any other legal entity. or their legal representatives. agents. or
assigns.
SECTION 2. Matenal to be repealed 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.
RODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMB C ',fi1 l OF HAW • 4 `I
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
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REFERENCE: Comm. -2-