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§ 54.04 COLD WEATHER RULE.
   Pursuant to M.S. § 216B.097, as it may be amended from time to time, no service of a residential customer shall be disconnected if the disconnection affects the primary heat source for the residential unit when the disconnection would occur during the period between October 1 and April 30, the customer has declared inability to pay on forms provided by the city, the household income of the customer is at or below 50% of the state median household income as documented by the customer to the city, and the customer’s account is current for the billing period immediately prior to October 1 or the customer has entered into a payment schedule and is reasonably current with payments under the schedule. The City Clerk shall, between August 15 and October 1, of each year, notify all residential customers of these provisions.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 54.05 DELINQUENT CHARGES.
   As provided for by M.S. § 444.075, Subd. 3e, as it may be amended from time to time, the City Clerk, annually or more frequently as directed by Council, shall prepare a list of delinquent charges to be certified for payment as taxes. The list of delinquent charges shall be delivered to the City Council for adoption. All persons who have delinquent charges included in the list shall be notified and given a chance to appear before the Council before the list is adopted. In the event the delinquency involves rental property, notice shall be given to the record owner of the property in addition to the tenant or other parties in possession and he or she given a chance to appear before the Council. Upon adoption, the Clerk shall certify the unpaid charges to the County Auditor for collection as other taxes are collected. This action may be optional or subsequent to taking other legal action to collect delinquent charges, and shall not preclude the City or its agents from recovery of the delinquent charges and interest under any other available remedy, and shall not preclude the disconnection for late payment provided for in this chapter.