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AN ORDII~f~-~CE TO AMEND SECTION 13-27 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY <br />OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, PERTAINING TO BILLING AND <br />COLLECTION PROCEDURES FOR TRASH AND GARBAGE COLLECTION <br />SERVICE. <br /> <br /> Be it ordained by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br />t. That Section 13-27 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, 1961, be amended and reordained to read as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Section 13-27. Billing and Collection Procedures. <br /> <br /> (a) The service charge under Section 13-19.1 shall <br />be billed quarterly and the minmmum service charge under Sec- <br />tion 13-21 shall be billed quarterly in advance. Where the <br />service under Section 13-21 exceeds the minimum, additional <br />bills will be rendered at the end of each month for the excess <br />service. <br /> <br /> (b) The minimum service charges under section 13-21.1, <br />13-22, and 13-23 shall be billed monthly in advance. Where such <br />a service exceeds the minimum, additional bills will be rendered <br />at the end of each month for the excess service. <br /> <br /> (c) The director shall render bills for service <br />charges under sections 13-24 and 13-25 monthly. <br /> <br /> (d) Where the amount of excess service charges of the <br />service charges under section 13-24 or 13-25 warrant, the director <br />may require an advance deposit against future service charges. <br /> <br /> (e) Ail bills rendered under section 13-19.1 are due <br />and payable at the office of the department of public utilities <br />upon presentment and shall be considered delinquent if not paid <br />within fifteen days of the date issued. All other bills rendered <br />under this article are due and payable at the office of the city <br />treasurer upon presentment and shall be considered delinquent if <br />not paid within fifteen days of the date issued, tf any bill ms <br />not paid within such fifteen day period, an additional charge of <br />1%, per billing period, on the unpaid charges shall be added <br />thereto and collected therewith to cover costs of collection. <br /> <br /> (f) The director shall discontinue collecting refuse <br />from a delinquent operator, owner or tenant after giving fifteen <br />days Written notice thereof. A copy of the notice shall be de- <br />livered to the City Attorney, the Health Director and the Delinquent <br />Tax Collector. The delinquent tax collector shall include the <br /> <br /> <br />