ORDINANCE NO. __________

ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 111318A

	WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of McCordsville, Indiana, has heretofore passed Ordinance No. 111318A regarding, in part, the terms and provisions of Trash Collection Service to residential customers of the Town Sewer Utility or the Town Storm Water Utility; and

	WHEREAS, upon further review of said Ordinance, by members of the billing staff, certain amendments to the terms and provisions of said Ordinance have been recommended; and

	WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of McCordsville, Indiana, believes such amendments are in the best interest of the efficient management of the trash collection service, as well as in the best interest of the citizens of McCordsville, Indiana.

	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF McCORDSVILLE, INDIANA, as follows:

SECTION I

	SECTION II (b) shall be deleted in its entirety and inserted in lieu thereof shall be the following:

	(b)	The Trash Collection Fee may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the property served only upon the written request of the property owner and the acknowledgment of the property owner that the property owner remains liable for any and all outstanding and unpaid charges to the address and service may be terminated if the property owner does not pay the statement, even if the charges were under the tenant’s name.

SECTION II

	SECTION II (d) shall be deleted in its entirety and inserted in lieu thereof shall be the following:

	(d)	All Trash Collection Fees not paid by the 15th day of the month following receipt (the “Due Date”) are hereby declared to be delinquent and a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the delinquent balance shall be added to the Trash Collection Fees due.

SECTION III

	SECTION II shall be amended by the addition of provision (e) to read as follows:

	(e)	Payments received from the sewer customer and/or storm water customer shall be applied first to Trash Collection Services, second to Storm Water Utility Fees and thirdly to Sewer Utility Fees.

SECTION IV

	This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as prescribed by law.

SECTION V

Introduced and filed on the 19th day of December 2018.  A motion to consider on first reading on the day of introduction was offered and sustained by a vote of _____ in favor and _____ opposed pursuant to I.C. 36-5-2-9.8.

Duly ordained and passed this _____ day of _______________, 2018, by the Town Council of the Town of McCordsville, Hancock County, Indiana, having been passed by a vote of ______ in favor and _______ opposed.

TOWN OF McCORDSVILLE, INDIANA, BY ITS TOWN COUNCIL

Voting Affirmative:					Voting Opposed:

_________________________________		___________________________________
Larry J. Longman					Larry J. Longman

_________________________________  		___________________________________
Bryan T. Burney					Bryan T. Burney			

_________________________________  		___________________________________
Thomas R. Strayer					Thomas R. Strayer

_________________________________  		___________________________________
Branden D. Williams					Branden D. Williams

_________________________________  		___________________________________
Barry A. Wood    					Barry A. Wood    

ATTEST:

_________________________________
Catherine C. Gardner
Clerk-Treasurer

This instrument was prepared by Gregg H. Morelock, BRAND & MORELOCK, 6 West South Street, Greenfield, IN 46140.

I affirm, under the penalties for perjury, that I have taken reasonable care to redact each Social Security number in this document, unless required by law.  Gregg H. Morelock.

R:\Gregg\MUNICIPAL\McCordsville\Ordinances\Trash Collection Service Amendment - 12-12-18.wpd