Ordinance 2014-18 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CODIFYING THE EXISTING LATE PAYMENT AND
OTHER FEES FOR DELINQUENT INVOICES,BILLS
AND RETURNED CHECKS
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County, Illinois
This 13th day of May, 2014
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County, Illinois on May 27, 2014.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CODIFYING THE EXISTING LATE PAYMENT AND
OTHER FEES FOR DELINQUENT INVOICES, BILLS
AND RETURNED CHECKS
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville (the "City") is a duly organized and
validly existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the Constitution
of the State of Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS, the City has previously established late payment fees for utility bills
that are delinquent and desires to codify said fees into the Yorkville City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of
the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That Title 7, Chapter 7, Section 7-7-1.0 of the Yorkville City Code, as
amended,be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"C. Additional Charges Added to Delinquent Utility Bills:
(1) A delinquent utility bill shall be subject to an additional late payment penalty
equal to ten percent (10%) of the utility bill.
(2) A delinquent utility bill that is referred to a collection agency for collection shall
be subject to an additional charge of twenty-five percent (25%) of the delinquent
utility bill.
(3) A delinquent utility bill for which a lien is filed with the County Recorder's office
against the property of service shall be subject to an additional charge of one
hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
Section 2: That Title 7, Chapter 7, Section 7-6-6-5.A of the Yorkville City Code,
as amended,be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"A. Rendering Bills: Bills for sewer service shall be sent out by the Finance
Director on the first day of the month succeeding the bimonthly period for which the
service is billed. All sewer bills are due and payable thirty(30) days after being sent out.
Penalties for delinquent bills shall be added as provided in Section 7-7-1.C"
Section 3: That Title .1, Chapter 4, of the Yorkville City Code, as amended, be
and is hereby amended by adding Section 1-4-5 to read as follows:
"1-4-5: Penalty for payment of any City fee or charge by a check which is not
honored by the payor bank: Whenever any person has issued to the City a check in
payment of any license fee, permit fee, charges for utility service, charges for the use of
City property, or special services rendered by the City, sums due the City on any
contracts, tax, and all other sums due the City, by use of a check which is not honored by
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the payor bank, such person shall be required to redeem such check and to pay an
additional sum of thirty five dollars ($35.00). The payment for such check and the $35.00
penalty charge shall be paid to the City within 14 days after written notice is sent to such
person that the check which had been delivered to the City was not honored by the payor
bank."
Section 4: That Title 1, Chapter 4, of the Yorkville City Code, as amended, be
and is hereby amended by adding Section 1-4-6 to read as follows:
"1-4-6: Delinquent invoice and collection fee: Any invoice issued by the City for any
petition, review, plan, license, certification, fine or any other fee or charge imposed by
the City which is not paid when due and owning shall be deemed delinquent and when
referred to a collection agency for collection or to the City Attorney to undertake any
legal action permitted by law for its collection, shall be subject to an additional charge of
twenty-five percent (25%) of the invoice which shall be added to the delinquent amount."
Section 5: That Ordinance 1993-26, Resolution 1994-22 and Ordinance 2012-47
be and are hereby repealed.
Section 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,
Illinois this day of 52014.
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CITY CLERK
CARLO COLOSIMO �( KEN KOCH
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI LARRY KOT
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER JOEL FRIEDERS
ROSE ANN SPEARS �Y DIANE TEELING /
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,
Illinois, this o9a day of MAI/ 2014.
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