ORDINANCE NO. 11-26-100
An Ordinance Establishing the “Equal Pay Program” for Payment of Monthly Utilities Provided by the Town of Lusk.
Be It Ordained by the Governing Body of the Town of Lusk, Wyoming:
The following Ordinance shall be inserted into the Lusk City Code Book as Ordinance No 11-26-100.
11-26-100. Equal Pay Payment Plan.
• Users of Town of Lusk utilities shall be allowed to enroll in the “Equal Pay Program” whereby individual’s annual cost for utilities provided by the Town is averaged out over 12 months and payments are set as equal amounts each month. In April of each year the accounts will be “trued up” i.e., recalculated based on actual usage and a new monthly equal monthly payment amount shall be established for the coming year.
• To be eligible for the program only residential users are entitled to be in the program; specifically excluded are commercial users and landlord/tenant rentals.
• Residential users must have been paying monthly utility bills without delinquency for a period of one (1) year before being qualified to be eligible for the program.
• If a user in the program is delinquent in any monthly payment, that user shall be removed from the program; and shall be subject to the penalty and disconnect procedures set out in Ordinance #11-25-130 and Ordinance #11-25-140.
The Third and Final reading of this Ordinance was held October 4, 2022, at the regular Council Meeting. Motion was passed and approved.
Public Notice No. 5839. Published in The Lusk Herald on October 12, 2022
