Ord 2371 -Sewer & Water ServiceCOUNCIL BILL NO. 2526
ORDINANCE NO. 2371
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1965, THE SANITARY SEWER AND
WATER SERVICE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1965 provides rules, regulations and enforcement for
the use and supply of city sanitary sewer service and water service; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of the ordinance provides that all charges for sanitary
sewer and water services shall be chargeable to the premises of property where
such service is supplied; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 further provides that all persons signing an application
for the use of such services shall be personally liable for all charges accrued
against the property designated within an application; and
WHEREAS, on occasion, under current operation of Ordinance 1965,
charges accrued by the seller of a residential property have not been
addressed through the escrow process, remain uncollected, and are required to
be paid by the party purchasing the property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is fair, and good public policy to
relieve a purchaser under such circumstances from the obligations of the
previous owner which remain with the property;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance 1965 is amended to add a new section,
Section 3(F), to read as follows:
If a property served by City utilities is purchased by a bona fide
purchaser with no knowledge of unpaid charges for prior utility
service to the same property, the purchaser of the property shall not
be responsible for any of the charges that the former owner fails to
pay.
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Section 2. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist and
this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage of the Council and
approval by the Mayor.
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
Approved
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
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ATTEST:
Mary Te nant City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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