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Mabton, WA
Municipal Code Sections 13.04.680, 13.04.690 and 13.04.700

13.04.680 - Eligibility
City utility service for residential customers shall provide for the option of a budget billing or equal payment plan. (Ord. 733 1, 1993)

13.04.690 - Accounts-Billing
A. All accounts shall be kept in the name of the property owner who shall be responsible for payment of all utility charges set forth in this title. At the request of the property owner, the clerk-treasurer may bill the customer or customers, but the charge shall utilimately be the responsibility of the property owner.

B. The property owner and the customer, if applicable, must agree to a payment plan and further agree to maintain the payment plan. The plan will be designed both to pay any past due bills (not to exceed the limitations imposed in Section 13.04.550), as well as to pay for continued utility service. If any delinquencies occur during the life of the budget plan, the residential utility customer or property owner shall not be eligible for the protections under the plan until all delinquencies are paid.

C. Quarterly adjustments are to be calculated into the plan to account for rate changes or changes in average monthly consumptions for the quarter. The outstanding balance of service charges are due upon transfer of ownership or the last billing for a customer or consumer. (Ord. 733 2, 1993)

13.04.700 Equal Payment Plan
The clerk-treasurer may compute a twelve-month schedule of payments based upon the consumption for the residential unit for the previous twelve months. Utility service charges for residents of the city in newly constructed housing units shall be based upon an estimate of an average service charge for a similar residential unit to be determined by the clerk-treasurer. (Ord. 733 3, 1993)