Users of the gas utility of the city of Garnett are hereby classified and defined as follows:
(a) Residential service - standard:
(1) This classification of service shall be available only in the territory served by the city’s gas utility which lies within the corporate limits of said city.
(2) It shall be applicable to all gas service required for residential purposes in individual, private dwellings and individually metered apartments and trailers. Resale of gas under this classification shall not be permitted.
(b) Residential service - outside city:
(1) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city gas utility and which lies outside the corporate limits of said city.
(2) It shall be applicable to all gas service required for residential purposes in individual, private dwellings and individually metered apartments and trailers. Resale of gas under this classification shall not be permitted.
(c) General service:
(1) This classification of service shall be available only in the territory served by the city’s gas utility which lies within the corporate limits of said city.
(2) It shall be applicable to any customer served within the corporate limits of the city whose gas service is not provided for by any other rate classification.
(d) General service - outside city:
(1) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city gas utility and which lies outside the corporate limits of said city.
(2) It shall be applicable to any customer served outside the corporate limits of the city whose gas service is not provided for by any other rate classification.
(e) Industrial service:
(1) This classification of service shall be available to qualifying customers whether located within or without the corporate limits of the City.
(2) It shall be applicable to any customer served within the corporate limits of the city who otherwise would be classified as general service user, but who is using natural gas for industrial purposes and who meets the qualifications for industrial classification as set by the city’s natural gas supplier. The City Manager is authorized to promulgate and establish an orderly process whereby any general service customer may apply for rating as an industrial service customer.
(Code 1961, 4-4-1; Ord. 2647; Ord. 4222; Code 2023)
The following rates for the use of the gas utility are hereby established to users and consumers of the city:
(a) Residential service; standard: The net rate per month for gas purchased under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, which is hereby established at fifteen dollars ($15.00) per month, plus a gas charge which shall be computed at the standard rate hereinafter fixed for each one thousand (1,000) cubic feet consumed.
(b) Residential service; outside city: The net rate per month for gas purchased under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, which is hereby established at twenty dollars ($20.00) per month, plus a gas charge which shall be computed at the standard rate hereinafter fixed for each one thousand (1,000) cubic feet consumed.
(c) General service: The net rate per month for gas purchased under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, which is hereby established at thirty dollars ($30.00) per month, plus a gas charge which shall be computed at the standard rate hereinafter fixed for each one thousand (1,000) cubic feet consumed.
(d) General service; outside city: The net rate per month for gas purchased under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, which is hereby established at forty dollars ($40.00) per month, plus a gas charge which shall be computed at the standard rate hereinafter fixed for each one thousand (1,000) cubic feet consumed.
(e) Industrial service: The net rate per month for gas purchased under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, which is hereby established at forty dollars ($40.00) per month, plus a gas charge which shall be computed at the industrial rate hereinafter fixed for each one thousand (1,000) cubic feet consumed.
(Code 1961, 4-4-2; Ord. 2647; Ord. 4222; Code 2023)
The following rates for the use of the gas utility are hereby established to users and consumers of the city:
(a) Standard rate: All gas sold by the city to each classification of user above established shall be charged for at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per thousand cubic feet sold.
(b) Outside city rate: All gas sold by the city to each outside the city classification of use above established shall be charged for at the rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per thousand cubic feet sold.
(c) Industrial rate: All gas sold by the city to each customer in the industrial classification of use and located inside the city shall be charged for at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per thousand cubic feet sold; and to each customer in the industrial classification of use located outside the city shall be charged for at the rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per thousand cubic feet sold.
(d) Effective for all monthly billings issued payable on or after July 1, 2022, the gas charge set out in subsections (a) through (c), inclusive, shall be increased or decreased by the average cost of gas to the City purchased for resale which exceeds or falls below six dollars ($6.00) per MMBtu; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the Governing Body may by simple resolution permit upward adjustment for additional fuel costs to be spread over no more than the next succeeding four months in order to moderate the financial impact on the system’s customers when adjustments are unusually great due to extraordinary fluctuations created by emergency situations impacting the rate(s) paid by the utility for gas.
(Code 1961, 4-4-2A; Ord. 3413; Ord. 3994; Ord. 4222; Ord. 4234; Code 2023)
Users of electrical energy furnished by the city are hereby classified and defined as follows:
(a) Residential service; standard:
(1) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city electric utility.
(2) It shall be applicable to all electric service required for residential purposes in individual private dwellings and individually metered apartments and trailers. Resale of energy purchased under this classification shall not be permitted.
(3) The character of service hereunder shall be single-phase, one hundred twenty/two hundred forty (120/240) volt AC, sixty (60) Hz. 3-phase service as required is offered, but subject to availability.
(b) Temporary construction service:
(1) This classification shall be available during new construction or remodeling phases requiring temporary electric service for residential, small general, or large general use classifications. This temporary class of service shall be required for all service locations under construction and shall be utilized from the inception of such service up to the point of final inspection and issuance of the occupancy permit; provided, however, such classification shall be available for not more than six (6) months from date of the temporary service request and any additional time, beyond such six (6) month period, must be approved by the City Manager upon written request of the temporary customer.
(2) The character of service offered under this classification shall be appropriate to, and of the same voltage and phase as anticipated for the permanent electrical service to the site.
(3) This classification shall not be available for breakdown, standby, supplementary, or resale service.
(c) Small general service:
(1) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city electric utility.
(2) It shall be applicable to any customer whose electric service is not provided for by any other rate classification.
(3) The character of service hereunder shall be single-phase 120/240 volt AC, sixty (60) Hz. Other voltages as required, subject to availability. 3-phase service as required shall, also, be generally available.
(4) This classification shall not be available for breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service.
(d) Large general service:
(1) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city electric utility.
(2). It shall be applicable to any commercial or industrial customer with loads of ten (10) kW or more during any twelve (12) consecutive month period.
(3) The character of service hereunder shall be single or 3-phase AC, sixty (60) Hz supplied at any standard utility voltage level.
(4). This classification shall not be available for breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service.
(E) Public highway and street lighting: This classification of service shall be available to the city for public highway and street lighting services.
(F) Private area lighting:
(1) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city electric utility.
(2) It shall be applicable to any customer for illumination of private property by means of mercury vapor street lighting type luminaries supported by either new or existing standard overhead distribution type wood poles.
(3) The character of service hereunder shall be to furnish and install and maintain each fixture and appurtenance. Each fixture shall be automatically energized from dusk to dawn each day.
(g) Municipal pumping service: This classification of service shall be available to the city for water pumping and sewage disposal, and shall be single- or 3-phase AC, sixty (60) Hz supplied at any standard utility voltage level.
(Code 1961, 4-4-3; Ord. 2310; Ord. 3266; Code 2023)
The following periodic rates for the use of electrical energy are hereby established to users and consumers of the city:
(a) Residential service - standard:
(1) The net rate per month for energy purchased under this classification shall be:
Customer charge |
$10.00 per month |
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Energy charge: |
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First 80 kWh per month at |
$0.140 |
per kWh |
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Next 920 kWh
per month at |
$0.137 |
per kWh |
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Over 1,000 kWh
per month at |
$0.135 |
per kWh |
(2) Energy purchased under this classification shall be subject to a twenty percent (20%) surcharge as provided in section 15-708, as applicable.
(3) The total monthly charge for any customer purchasing energy under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, the regular energy charge for all kWh used and applicable adjustments.
(b) Small general service:
(1) The net rate per month for energy purchased under this classification shall be:
Customer charge |
$11.00 per
month |
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Energy charge: |
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First 80 kWh per month at |
$0.140 |
per kWh |
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Next 920 kWh
per month at |
$0.136 |
per kWh |
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Over 1,000 kWh
per month at |
$0.134 |
per kWh |
(2) Energy purchased under this classification shall be subject to a twenty percent (20%) surcharge as provided in section 15-708, as applicable.
(3) The total monthly charge for any customer purchasing energy under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, the regular energy charge for all kWh used and applicable adjustments.
(c) Large general services:
(1) The net rate per month for energy purchased under this classification shall be:
Customer charge |
$12.00 per
month |
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Demand charge |
For each kW
billing demand per month, $2.00 per kW |
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Energy charge: |
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First 1,000 kWh per month at |
$0.127 |
per kWh |
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Next 9,000 kWh
per month at |
$0.125 |
per kWh |
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Next 50,000
kWh per month at |
$0.121 |
per kWh |
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Next 50,000
kWh per month at |
$0.116 |
per kWh |
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Next 50,000
kWh per month at |
$0.112 |
per kWh |
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Next 160,000 kWh
per month at |
$0.107 |
per kWh |
(2) For the purposes of this classification, the term "billing demand" for any month shall be the maximum 30-minute integrated kilowatt demand in a month, but not less than eighty percent (80%) of the highest metered demand established during the preceding twelve (12) months; provided, however, when the power factory is less than eighty percent (80%) lagging during any month, the demand for that month shall be determined on the basis of eighty percent (80%) of the metered kilovolt ampere demand; provided, further, no demand charge shall be made if the monthly energy consumption is less than 5,000 kWh during said preceding twelve (12) month period.
(3) Energy purchased under this classification shall be subject to a twenty percent (20%) surcharge as provided in section 15-708, as applicable.
(4) The total monthly charge for any customer purchasing energy under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, the demand charge, the regular energy charge for all kWh used, and applicable adjustments.
(d) Temporary construction service:
(1) The net rate per month for energy purchased under this classification shall be:
Customer charge |
$6.00 per
month |
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Energy charge: |
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Per kWh used |
$0.130 |
per kWh |
(2) Energy purchased under this classification shall be subject to a twenty percent (20%) surcharge as provided in section 15-708, as applicable.
(3) The total monthly charge for any customer purchasing energy under this classification shall be the sum of the customer charge, the regular energy charge for all kWh used and applicable adjustments.
(e) Public highway and street lighting: The annual rate for energy consumed under this classification shall be computed according to the following table for each fixture of the appropriate size and type:
LED
Street Lights |
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CRTK2 Caretaker |
$120.00 |
per fixture |
(f) Private area lighting:
(1) The charge per month for fixtures and appurtenances supplied under this classification shall be:
Luminaries |
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CRTK2 Caretaker |
$7.50 |
per fixture |
(2) The above table shall be applicable to overhead wiring for such fixture. Underground wiring for lighting fixtures and appurtenances and lighting fixtures of a larger size may be available at additional cost, as determined by the City Manager and approved by the City Commission.
(g) Municipal plumbing service: The rate for energy supplied under this classification shall be computed according to the following table and accumulated for annual billing:
Water pumping, at |
$0.075 |
per kWh |
Sewage disposal,
at |
$0.075 |
per kWh |
(Code 1961, 4-4-4; Ord. 3678; Ord. 4243; Code 2023)
Effective for all billings issued payable on or after April 1, 2021, the energy charge for Garnett’s municipal electric utility, as otherwise fixed by section 15-706, shall be increased or decreased by the average cost of fuel which either exceeds or falls below five cents ($0.05) per kilowatt hour delivered to the system at the net generation level. The term “average cost of fuel” as used herein shall be defined as the total cost of fuel burned plus the energy component of purchased power for the previous calendar month, divided by the total kilowatt hours of energy delivered into the electric system in said month; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the Governing Body may by simple resolution permit adjustment for additional fuel costs to be spread over no more than the next succeeding four months in order to moderate the financial impact on the system’s customers when adjustment are unusually great due to extraordinary fluctuations created by emergency situations impacting the rate(s) paid by the utility for such fuel or energy component.
(Code 1961, 4-4-4A; Ord. 3678; Ord 4221; Code 2023)
15-706b. Electric service; renewable parallel generation permitted for certain customers; fees and rate credit for the same.
(a) Renewable Parallel Generation shall be available to all customers of the Garnett Municipal Electric Utility (“Utility”) classified as Residential, Small General and Large General customers (respectively defined under section 15-704 (a), (c) and (d)), up to and within the limitations hereinafter set out.
(1) It shall be available only to a customer receiving retail service and shall not be available to any class of customer permitted to re-sell electrical energy.
(2) The energy supplied shall be single-phase, 60 Hertz alternating current at standard voltages, as available through one transformer.
(b) Service under this Renewable Parallel Generation Rate Schedule is available only to those permitted classes of electric utility customers in good standing with a Customer-owned Renewable Electric Generation Facility 25 kWac or less for Residential and Small General Customers and 200kWac or less for Large General customers who wish to receive a billing credit fer surplus electrical energy supplied to the Utility, subject to the terms and conditions of this section. Customer-owned renewable generation and associated equipment are collectively referred to as a “Generation Facility”.
(1) The Generation Facility shall be installed and operated in accordance with the requirements of the Standards for Installation and Parallel Operation of Customer-owned Renewable Electric Generation Facilities (“Interconnection Standards”). All terms used herein shall have the same meaning as set out in said Interconnection Standards. Such Interconnections standards may from time to time be amended by the City of Garnett, and a current copy thereof shall be maintained by the City Clerk.
(2) The Utility, at its discretion, may refuse interconnection of any Generation Facility with a rated generating capacity greater than that customer’s annual peak electric load.
(c) Service shall be available under this Section to applicable customer-generators on a “first come, first served” basis until the total rated generating capability of a such interconnections equals or exceeds four percent (4%) of the City of Garnett’s peak load for the previous calendar year. Upon reaching this limit, no additional service under this Section shall be available until the said capacity shall drop below four percent (4%) In no case shall the Utility be obligated to purchase an amount greater than four percent (4%) of the utility’s peak power requirements. The Utility may at any time limit the number and size of customer-owned generation facilities to be connected to the utility system due to the capacity of the distribution line to which the same would be connected.
(d) Utility Customers desiring to participate in Renewable Parallel Generation shall first make application on a form supplied by the City of Garnett. Upon approval of such application, the customer shall execute an agreement supplied by the City of Garnett. No customer-owned generation facility shall be energized without a final permit from the City of Garnett.
(e) In addition to the rates otherwise applicable to each class of electrical utility service which is billed to the utility customer, all interconnection Parallel Generation shall be subject to additional charges and credits as herein provided. Such additional billings shall be effective for the first month the Customer-owned Renewable Electric Generation Facility shall become approved for operation and for each subsequent month thereafter.
(1) Metering for every Customer-owned Renewable Electric Generation Facility shall be accomplished by use of a meter or meters which are approved by the City of Garnett and which is or are capable of registering the flow of electricity in each direction. The City of Garnett may, at its own expense and with the written consent of the participating customer, install one or more additional meters to monitor the flow of electricity.
(2) Each participating customer shall be billed a monthly Capacity Charge based off the System Nameplate Capacity Rating. The Capacity Charge shall be calculated using the formula, namely: System Nameplate Capacity Rating in kW multiplied by $4.10, equals the Capacity Charge.
(3) The measurement of net electricity supplied by the Utility shall be calculated in the following manner: The utility shall measure the amount of electricity delivered by the Utility to the customer and the amount of electricity generated by the customer and delivered to the Utility during the billing period, in accordance with normal metering practices.
(A) The kWh delivered by the Ctility to the customer shall be billed to the customer at the current rates for that class of service.
(B) The kWh generated by the customer and delivered to the Utility shall be credted to the customer’s account.
(C) The billing credit for surplus energy generated by the customer’s Generation Facility and delivered to the utility that exceeds the customer’s instantaneous load, but is not in excess of the appropriate generator size, shall be an amount equal to 150% of the Utility’s actual cost of purchased energy for the billing period in which energy was delivered to the city. Provided, however, the calculated credit applied to the customer’s bill shall not result in a total bill less than the Minimum Bill for the customer’s class of service.
(Ord. 4211; Code 2023)
Users of the water utility of the city are hereby classified and defined as follows:
(a) Water Utility Service; Classification of Users:
(1) Residential service - standard potable:
(A) This classification of service shall be available only in the territory served by the city’s water utility which lies within the corporate limits of said city.
(B) It shall be applicable to all potable water service required for residential purposes in individual, private dwellings and individually metered apartments and trailers. Resale of water under this classification shall not be permitted.
(2) Residential service - outside city potable:
(A) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city water utility and which lies outside the corporate limits of said city.
(B) It shall be applicable to all potable water service required for residential purposes in individual, private dwellings and individually metered apartments and trailers. Resale of water under this classification shall not be permitted.
(3) General service - standard potable:
(A) This classification of service shall be available only in the territory served by the city’s water utility which lies within the corporate limits of said city.
(B) It shall be applicable to any customer served within the corporate limits of the city whose potable water service is not provided for by any other rate classification.
(4) General service - outside city potable:
(A) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city water utility and which lies outside the corporate limits of said city.
(B) It shall be applicable to any customer served outside the corporate limits of the city whose potable water service is not provided for by any other rate classification.
(5) Raw water service:
(A) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the city water utility, whether lying inside or outside the corporate limits of said city.
(B) It shall be applicable to any customer served with raw water.
(6) Large Industrial service:
(A) This classification of service shall be available only in the territory served by the City’s water utility which lies within the corporate limits of the City of Garnett.
(B) It shall be applicable to any licensed business who purchases a minimum of ten million (10,000,000) gallons within the billed month.
(7) Wholesale water service:
(A) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the City’s water utility, whether lying inside or outside the corporate limits of the City.
(B) It shall be applicable to any incorporated rural water district or public wholesale water supply district who purchases a minimum of sixty thousand (60,000) gallons within the billed month.
(8) Large wholesale water service:
(A) This classification of service shall be available in all territory served by the City’s water utility, whether lying inside or outside the corporate limits of the City.
(B) It shall be applicable to any incorporated rural water district or public wholesale water supply district who purchases a minimum of two and a half million (2,500,000) gallons within the billed month.
(b) Water service; periodic rates: Water sold and delivered by the city of Garnett, Kansas, from its municipal water utility shall be billed on a monthly basis at the rates established in the following tables for each class of service by adding the customer charge and water charge for each such classification:
(1) Residential Service, standard:
Customer Charge: $20.00
Water Usage (Per 1,000 Gallons): $7.50
(2) Residential Service, outside City:
Monthly Customer Charge: $30.00
Water Usage (Per 1,000 Gallons): $10.00
(3) General Service, standard:
Monthly Customer Charge: $25.00
Water Usage (Per 1,000 Gallons): $7.55
(4) General Service, outside City:
Monthly Customer Charge: $40.00
Water Usage (Per 1,000 Gallons): $10.00
(5) Large Industrial Service:
Monthly Customer Charge: $50.00
Water Usage (Per 1,000 Gallons): $5.50
(6) Wholesale Service, standard:
Monthly Customer Charge: $50.00
Water Usage (Per 1,000 Gallons): $6.50
(7) Large Wholesale Service, standard:
Monthly Customer Charge: $50.00
Water Usage (Per 1,000 Gallons): $8.50
(c) Coin Sales: All water sold by the city of Garnett, Kansas, from its water utility at coin operated dispensing units shall be charged for at the rate of eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50) per one thousand (1,000) gallons sold.
(d) Wholesale Rate: All water sold by the city of Garnett, Kansas, from its water utility to wholesale users shall be charged for at the rate of two hundred fifty-five dollars ($255.00) for up to sixty thousand (60,000) gallons of water during one monthly billing period and for monthly consumptions over sixty thousand (60,000) gallons at the rate of four dollars ninety cents ($4.90) per one thousand (1,000) additional gallons, for bills rendered after September 1, 2004.
(e) Raw Water Rate: All raw water sold by the city of Garnett, Kansas, from its water utility shall be charged for at the rate of:
(1) Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for up to one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of water during one monthly billing period and for monthly consumptions over one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons at the rate of forty cents ($0.40) per one thousand (1,000) additional gallons; and
(2) To which shall be added the electrical energy charges for pumping such raw water, computed at the large general service rate.
(Code 1961, 4-4-5; Ord. 3567; Ord. 3603; Ord. 4195; Code 2023; Ord. 4263)
Any person obtaining gas from the gas system and electricity from the wires of the city, the same being obtained outside the city, shall pay in addition to the rate provided by the regular rate structure established by this code, a twenty percent (20%) surcharge, which shall apply both to customer charges, as applicable and utility commodity charges.
(Code 1961, 4-4-6; Ord. 2382; Code 2023)
Charges for all utility service, including but not limited to, electric, water, gas, sanitary sewer service and solid waste removal, shall be due and payable at the office of the City Clerk on the first day of the calendar month following the billing date for such utilities. If such charges are not paid in full on or before the fifteenth day of that month, there shall be added a penalty of 5% of the outstanding and unpaid balance.
(Code 1961, 4-4-7; Ord. 2462; Ord. 4158; Code 2023)
(a) The city may discontinue or refuse any utility service for any of the following reasons:
(1) When the customer requests it;
(2) When a dangerous condition exists on the customer’s premises;
(3) When the customer fails to provide the information requested in the application or fails to post the required security deposit as elsewhere provided by this code;
(4) When the customer misrepresents his or her identity for the purpose of obtaining utility services;
(5) When the customer refuses to grant utility personnel access during normal working hours to equipment installed upon the premises of the customer for the purpose of inspection, meter reading, maintenance, or replacement;
(6) When the customer continues to act, after notice to cease, so as to adversely affect the safety of the customer or other persons or the integrity of the utility delivery system;
(7) When the customer causes or permits unauthorized interference with or the diversion or use of utility services situated or delivered on or about the customer’s premises; or
(8) When a utility bill becomes delinquent, but only after notice as provided in subsection (b).
(b) In case of the failure of any customer to pay the utility charges incurred on his account, all utilities furnished on such account shall be shut off and terminated on the twenty fifth day of the month in which they are due and shall not again be turned on or restored until such account shall have been paid in full, including penalties; and including in addition thereto any sum established as a turn on or utility restoration fee; provided, however, that at such time as a utility account becomes delinquent, notice shall be given to the utility customer of such delinquency and of his right to request a hearing not later than four thirty o’clock (4:30) P.M. on the twenty fourth day of the month in which such is due. Said hearing shall be conducted before the City Manager or his designee and shall be convened for the sole purpose to permit the customer to contest the accuracy of such delinquency, either entirely or in part. Such notice shall be mailed to the utility customer by United States mail, first class postage prepaid and properly addressed to the last known address as shown by the utility records at city hall, and such notice shall be substantially in the following form:
You are hereby notified that you may request a hearing before the City Manager or his designated agent not later than four thirty o’clock (4:30) P.M. on the 24th day of this month, if you contest the accuracy of this delinquency notice. If you do not request such a hearing and your account remains delinquent, utilities are subject to turn off.
This notice shall be given on the sixteenth day of the month when such account shall be due and when the same has become delinquent, or on the first business day occurring after the sixteenth day of the month, but in no event shall such notice be given later than the twentieth day of any such month. Such hearings shall be conducted by the City Manager, or at his direction the City Clerk, or some other person who is authorized to make any corrections or adjustments found from such hearing to be necessary.
(c) A customer of any of the municipal utility services of the City of Garnett, Kansas, whose utility service or services are scheduled to be shut off in accordance with subsection (a)(8), may apply to the City Clerk for an extension of time to pay such delinquent utility charges and for postponement of the shutoff date for utility service or services. The City Clerk shall prepare such form or forms as may be needed to administer this subsection and upon such application being made, may grant such request in whole or in part and upon such terms and conditions as the City Clerk believes warranted under the circumstances and which will reasonably protect the City of Garnett, Kansas. No more than six (6) such extensions shall be granted in any one calendar year and in no event shall such extensions be granted for consecutive months of service or payment; provided, however, the City Clerk may grant additional or consecutive extensions if the health and safety of any person living in the applicant’s household depend upon the granting of such extensions, and if such need is established by clear and convincing evidence.
(Code 1961, 4-4-8; Ord. 2850; Ord. 3802; Code 2023)
In the event that any utility bill remains unpaid for more than thirty (30) days after the date upon which the same is due and payable to the city, the City Manager is hereby authorized to file an action in the appropriate court and prosecute the same to judgment and recovery of the monies due for services rendered.
(Code 1961, 4-4-9; Ord. 2462; Code 2023)
Any municipal utility service disconnected or shut off by reason of nonpayment of the regular and customary charges therefor by the customer will not be reconnected or turned on, or otherwise restored:
(a) Until the customer shall have paid the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a restoration fee, which said charge shall be made in addition to all other charges permitted or required by applicable ordinances of this city.
(b) Such disconnected or shut off utility service or services shall not be turned on or reconnected, or otherwise restored, on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or after normal working hours on any weekday.
(c) The terms “disconnected” and “shut off” shall include any service on which the procedure for actual, physical disconnection or shutoff has been commenced administratively, but which may not yet actually have been completed, the disconnection or shutoff being deemed to have occurred at the first moment such action becomes legally permitted.
(Code 1961, 4-4-10; Ord. 3899; Code 2023)
Utility services will ordinarily be connected or disconnected during regular city working hours on weekdays. If connection, disconnection or the temporary connection provided for in section 15-714 is requested on Saturday, Sunday, a city holiday or after regular weekday working hours, a charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be made for such connection or disconnection, and this charge shall be in addition to all other charges permitted or required by applicable ordinances of this city.
(Code 1961, 4-4-11; Ord. 3805; Code 2023)
Any municipal utility service or services shall be turned on for temporary use, not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours, for the purpose of testing the piping, wiring or equipment attached thereto at a particular site of service for a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall include the commodity charge for such utility product consumed for or during such testing procedure.
(Code 1961, 4-4-12; Ord. 3805; Code 2023)
All electrical and related service provided by the electric utility of the city shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the City Manager or his delegate.
(Code 1961, 4-4-13; Ord. 2310; Code 2023)