On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Len Skemp wrote:
A Tennessee city bills its sewer system's customers based on their last winter average water consumption starting with the June bill "through
the November bill". That's what the Ordinance says, as quoted on the
back of each statement. However, the City's interpretation of "November
bill" is the one having "Due Date" in November, while its "Bill Date" is
in October. What authoritative source could be used as a reference to
argue that "through the November bill" should be interpreted as "through
the bill with a November Bill Date, not a November Due Date"?
Is the June bill a June due date or a June bill date (due in July)?
If it's the latter, I think you have a good case for the city needing
to make a consistent interpretation of "{month} bill" in the
ordinance.
If it's the former, then the right number of months are being billed
based on that average winter consumption. In that case, is anyone
actually being harmed by the interpretation of "{month} bill" as the
bill due in that month?
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