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<br />Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br />Page 13 of 15 <br /> <br />fifteen (15) days of its return. Payment of charges, fees, or deposits following a <br />dishonor of such instrument upon presentation for payment shall thereafter be <br />made only by credit card, cashier's check, money order, or cash, which amount <br />shall include any applicable penalty, as well as a "return payment service fee". The <br />director of finance shall be authorized to reject payment other than by cash, <br />cashier's check, or money order from such customer or such customer's agent for <br />a period of two (2) years following any such dishonor. <br />(n) Water service commodity consumption charges and water related charges and <br />fees established pursuant to section 39 -19, and any corresponding penalties <br />accrued for failure to make timely payment therefore pursuant to section 39 -20 <br />shall be a civil debt owing to the city. <br /> <br />Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this <br />ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any <br />court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining <br />portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that <br />it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, <br />phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, <br />subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or <br />unconstitutional. <br /> <br />Section 9. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. <br /> <br />Section 10. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall <br />cause the same to be published as required by law. <br /> <br /> ADOPTED this day of May, 2024. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Valerie Amezcua <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney <br /> <br /> <br />By: <br /> Andrea Garcia-Miller <br /> Assistant City Attorney <br /> <br />