The Plymouth City Council discussed an ordinance amendment concerning deferred payments for utility bills.
Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver believes a clerical error was made in the ordinance when the code book was codified in 2014. The current document states that all bills for water services not paid within 15 days from the due date are charged a 10 percent penalty. She noted that the common practice assesses a penalty 15 days after the billing date which is when the payment is due.
She requested that the ordinance states that the user “shall be subject to a collection or deferred payment charge as of the due date”. If it’s not paid by the due date, then a late fee will be charged.
The council members suspended the rules and approved the ordinance amendment on all three readings.
