A. The responsible party for any improved premises within the city of Talent shall pay a transportation utility fee according to the methodology adopted by the transportation utility fee resolution. Unless another responsible party has agreed in writing to pay and a copy of the writing is filed with the city, the person(s) paying the city’s water bill shall pay the transportation utility fees. When the bill remains unpaid by the name of record on the utility bill then the property owner becomes responsible for the bill. The obligation to pay the transportation utility fee is personal to the responsible party. The city of Talent will not assess a subsequent owner of a property for uncollected amounts due from a previous owner (or responsible party under a lease or rental agreement), and will not withhold utility services to a subsequent owner.

B. Transportation utility fees shall be billed monthly by the city and shall become due and payable in accordance with the rules and regulations pertaining to the collection of water service fees. Monthly transportation utility fees for new development shall commence the date the water service is established. Areas annexed to the city of Talent or under contract to annex shall become subject to the transportation utility fee, if there is a building on the property being annexed, on the date of annexation or the date of the annexation contract, whichever comes first; as long as there is a water hookup to city water. When that is not the case, then the applicant shall be required to connect to the city water system as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than one year from the date of annexation.

C. The city manager shall deposit all such fees so collected into the transportation utility fund to be used for the purposes provided herein. Partial payments on utility bills shall be allocated first to streets, parks and then the remainder to water. The customer shall not be allowed to specify the allocation of the payment.

D. When the tenant or property owner moves out mid-month, the Transportation utility fee shall be prorated based on the days of occupancy. [Ord. 892 § 5, 2015.]