Public notice: Village of Manchester

Village Hall, Village of Manchester

ORDINANCE NO. 320
Amendment to Chapter 52 of the Village Code
Village of Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan

An ordinance to amend Chapter 52, Section 52-07 of the Village Code of the Village of Manchester to amend the penalty for late utility bills.
VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN, HEREBY ORDAINS:

Section 1. Amendment to Chapter 52, Section 52-07.
The foregoing operating rate and surcharges shall be billed and collected monthly.  Billing for the rates and charges shall commence on the sixteenth day of the month in which connection is made on or after the first day but before the sixteenth day of the month, and as of the first day of the month following connection where connection is made on or after the sixteenth day of the month.  All the rates and charges shall become due on the twenty-fifth day of the month following the end of each billing period, and if the rates are not paid on or before that date, then a penalty of 5% per month shall be added thereto.

Section 2. Repeal of Conflicting Provisions
All other Village ordinances, Village Council resolutions, and parts thereof that conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed and shall be of no further force or effect.

Section 3. Severability
All sections, terms, provisions or clauses of this Ordinance shall be deemed independent and severable. Should a court of competent jurisdiction hold any section, term, provision or clause void or invalid, all remaining sections, terms, provisions and clauses not held void or invalid shall continue in full force and effect.

Section 4. Publication and Effective Date.

The Village Clerk shall cause this Ordinance, or a synopsis of this Ordinance, to be published in the manner required by law within 15 days after it has been duly adopted by the Village Council. The effective date shall be 20 days after the date of passage.

Date of Adoption: June 19, 2023
Date of Publication: July 5, 2023
Effective Date: July 9, 2023

CERTIFICATION

I, Brittany Kuhnle, am the Clerk for the Village of Manchester and certify that the above Ordinance was offered by member Dresch and supported by member DuRussel and the following council members voted:
AYE: Chartrand, Dresch, DuRussel, Harvey, Way, Vailliencourt
NAY:
ABSTAINED OR ABSENT: Woods

Further, this Ordinance, or a synopsis of this Ordinance, was published in the Manchester Mirror, a newspaper circulated in the Village of Manchester on the 5th day of July, 2023.

Brittany Kuhnle, Village Clerk
Dated: June 19, 2023

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