1070 Shoreline Drive
Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561
We want to spend
ratepayer funds on service and improvements to our utility systems not
on bill collecting. As a result, we have established the following procedures
to assure timely payment of amounts due.
Meter reading:
Water meters are checked and read on approximately the 15th of each month.
Your utility bill is then calculated and processed and statements are
mailed on the last day of each month.
Bill payment terms:
The bill is due and payable upon receipt. To avoid a penalty charge, your
payment must be received on or before the 12th of the month noted on the
face of the bill. ***The due date applies to current charges only.
Late penalty:
A 10% penalty will be assessed against all past-due water and sewer charges
if payment is not received on or before the 12th of the month noted on
the face of the bill.
Notification:
Once a bill becomes delinquent and a penalty is assessed, a courtesy notice
of delinquency is mailed to the customer around the 20th of the month..
If no payment is received by the date and time indicated on the notice,
service will then be terminated and a lock will be placed on the meter.
Non-payment:
Services terminated due to non-payment will be subject to a re-connection
charge of $25.00 from (7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) and $50.00 if re-connection
occurs after 3:30 p.m.
24 hour Drop Box:
Outside of business hours there is a drop box for payments located in
the parking lot of City Hall.
Automatic Bank
Draft:
Automatic Bank Draft is also available. This popular program saves you
the bother of having to remember to write a check and mail it in each
month. It also ensures that you do not incur any late fees.
Have not received
your bill:
If you do not receive your bill by the 3rd working day of the month, or
if you are going to be out of town, you may contact the Utility Department
at City Hall to receive your billing information to avoid any late penalties
or inconveniences.
Return checks:
When we are notified by the bank that a check has been returned unpaid:
1) If the check is for a current bill, we redeposit the check and add
a $15.00 return check fee to your account.
2) If the check is for a past due bill, your utility services are disconnected.
To have service reconnected, the outstanding balance, a NSF check fee
of $15.00, and a $25.00 reconnect will be due before restoration of service.
If service is turned on after 3:30 p.m. then the reconnect fee will be
$50.00.
Payments will only be accepted in the form of cash, money order or certified
check.
Disconnection can
be avoided by contacting our office immediately upon determining that
your check will be returned.
Copyright © 2001, City of Gulf Breeze, Florida. All
Rights Reserved.
City of Gulf Breeze
1070 Shoreline Dr.
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
(850) 934-5100
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