(A) Water bills are due by the fifteenth of each month. They may be paid at the City Building or mailed to the City of Burns, 102 N. Washington/PO Box 157, Burns, KS 66840. There is a drop box at the City Building. You will be assessed a 5% late fee if the bill is paid after the due date. If failure to pay by the fifth of the following month and the bill is over $100, the water meter will be shut off and locked. A $35 reconnect fee will be charged when the water is turned back on by the city. If a resident turns water meter back on or tampers with the lock, the meter will be pulled, a ticket will be issued and a reconnect fee of $100 will be assessed to the resident. It is illegal to tamper with city utilities.
(B) There is a non-refundable fee of $100 for water hook-up. The water is $24.53 for the first 2,000 gallons used. Each additional gallon is $3.59 per 1,000 gallons up to 4,000 gallons. Five thousand gallons and over is $4.04 per 1,000 gallons. Sewer charges are $18.04 a month. Trash service is $14.16 for residential and $23.69 per month for commercial. Dumpsters are available for use at an additional cost (residential: $32.09, and commercial: $45.32). Trash pick-up is once a week on Friday mornings; all trash must be bagged even if a dumpster is used; and place trash by curb before 7:00 a.m. on Fridays.
(C) Shut-off notice. Any consumer that has not paid their utility bill for services provided by the city by the fifteenth of the following month shall be subject to water shut-off. The city shall forward to each consumer a shut-off notice that requires full payment or arrangements thereof within ten days. Without such payment or arrangements for payment, the city shall terminate water service.
(D) Reconnection fees. If a past-due amount is still owed after the date and time listed on the notice services cannot be reconnected without first paying the entire balance due, including the current bill, and a reconnection fee as listed below.
(1) The first reconnection fee of the calendar year will be $50.
(2) The second reconnection fee of the calendar year will be $100.
(3) The third and any subsequent reconnection fee of the calendar year will be $150.
(Ord. passed - -; Ord. passed 6-13-2023)