Billing Information
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PAYMENTS
Pay Online: View and pay your bill online or set up automatic payments using your bank account, VISA or MasterCard credit or debit card. Enroll online at PayMyBIII.InSunnyvale.com.
Pay by mail: Pay with a check, cashier's check or money order made payable to the City of Sunnyvale and mailed with the payment stub in the return envelope provided to P.0. Box 4000, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-4000. Third party and postdated checks will not be accepted. Please do not mail cash.
Pay in person: Pay with cash, check, cashier's check, money order or VISA or MasterCard credit or debit card in person at the City Hall, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, Monday through Friday during regular business hours (except holidays). An after-hours depository is located at the front of our building for payments by check, cashier's check or money order (enclosed with the payment stub in a sealed envelope). Please do not deposit cash in the after-hours depository.
Automatic payment service: Pay your bill by automatically deducting the amount owed from you checking or savings account. Sign up online www.DirectPaymentPlan.com or call our office for more information.
Paying through an online banking service? Please allow enough time for your bank to process and mail your payment. Check with your bank for estimated lead times.
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NOTICE ABOUT ELECTRONIC CHECK CONVERSION
When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment
as a check transaction. When we use information from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day we
receive your payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution.
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PAST DUE BILLS
Your current bill is due upon presentation and will become past due if not paid within 25 days. A late charge of 5% will be added to your account if payment is
received when past due. If your bill remains unpaid, a processing fee will be charged and your services may be interrupted. If you are unable to pay your past due bill,
please call our office to discuss payment arrangements.
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RETURNED PAYMENTS
If your check or automatic payment is returned to us unpaid for any reason, a fee will be added to your account. A returned payment must be replaced by cash, cashier's check or money order. If unpaid, your service may be interrupted.
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SERVICE RESTORATION
If your service has been interrupted non-payment, your delinquent balance and any applicable fees must be paid (by cash, cashier's check or money order) before the service will be restored.
Payments are credited on date of receipt and not the post mark date. Please allow adequate time for mail service and delays.
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NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
If you believe that you have been mischarged for water, sewer, or garbage collection service rendered, or that you have been charged for service not rendered, please
telephone (408) 730-7400 and you will be given an explanation of how the amount you were charged was computed. If you are not satisfied with this explanation and still
wish to dispute the matter, you have the right to have the matter heard by an employee of the City of Sunnyvale who has the power to resolve the dispute. To arrange
for an informal hearing, please telephone (408) 730-7400 no later than fifteen (15) days after the billing date of your statement, or submit your request in writing to
Utility Billing Supervisor, P.O. Box 4000, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-4000, postmarked or received not later than fifteen (15) days after that date. Failure to request a hearing
before the deadline will result in the loss of a right to a hearing on this matter. Failure to pay the amount of your bill not later than (a) 15 days from the date of
the hearing: or (b) 25 days from the date of your statement, whichever occurs later, may result in the interruption of your water, sewer, or garbage service.
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