31-77 ORDINANCE NO. 31-77
AN O~INANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CILAPTER 27 "WATER
AND SANITARY SEWERAGE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, BY THE ADDITION OF
A SECTION 27-37 RELATING TO A SERVICE CHARGE FOR
RETURNED CHECKS; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.'
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACtt, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section i. That Chapter 27 "Water and Sanita~~y Sewerage'~' be
amended by adding a Section 27-37 to read as follows:
Section 27-37. Service Charge for Returned Checks.
In the event a check given to the City in payment
of a utility bill for' water and sewer service is
not paid by the bank on which it is drawn but re-
turned, the City shall assess a five dOllar ($5.00)
service charge for each check so returned; and this
charge shall be added to the utility bill.
Section 2. That should any section or provision of this ordinance
or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part there-
of other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective upon second
and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the 13th day of June , 1977.
ATTEST:
First Reading_ Nay 23, 1977
Second Reading. J~le 13, 1977