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Utilities Collection
Jennie Nixon, Superintendent
Sherri Hintz, Assistant Superintendent
Effective March 1, 2021 Park National Bank (aka Fairfield National Bank) will no longer collect utility payments for our office. Please see the Payment Options Brochure below on the various ways to pay your bill.
Effective June 1, 2020, our office lobby will be open to CASH CUSTOMERS ONLY from 8:00 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. with phones being answered from 7:30 am to 3:55 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays.
Gas and water shut offs will resume Monday, July 20, 2020.
Shut Offs
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Termination of services for non-payment will resume Monday, July 20, 2020. Customers who needing information on assistance programs or who have general billing questions are encouraged to contact the Lancaster Utilities Collection office at 740-687-6627, press 3 for Customer Service or email us at utilities@ci.lancaster.oh.us.
Reminder: Payments can be dropped in our “drop box” located near the Broad Street exit of City Hall. Payments deposited after 8:00 a.m. each weekday will be posted the next business day.
Payments on Disconnection Notices/Walk-In Payment
Personal checks WILL NOT be accepted AFTER the due date on disconnection notices. Cash payments may be paid in our office lobby 8:00 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays. Please place all check and money order payments in a sealed envelope in our “drop box” located beside the Broad Street exit of City Hall. Please include the stub so we know which account to apply your payment to. If you do not have the stub, please include your name, address and phone number with your payment to ensure the correct account is credited. Customers required to make a “co-payment” in order to receive agency assistance should note on their stub or envelope that payment is for “co-payment” for correct processing.
Payments can also be made by credit/debit card and e-check by calling (740) 415-3099. Please note, our credit card processor charges a transaction fee of $4.25 per transaction. If you wish to mail payment, please mail to Lancaster Utilities Collection Office, PO Box 1099, Lancaster, OH 43130-0819.
Transferring Service/New Service
Go to www.ci.lancaster.oh.us, click on Government at the top beside logo, under Departments, click on Utilities Collection. Go to bottom of page under Helpful Documents, click on Establishing Services Checklist and review for faster processing. Print the Residential Contract for Service for individuals or the Commercial/Industrial/Government Contract for Service for businesses. Complete form thoroughly and return in “night deposit box” with applicable fees (deposits, service charges, past due balances) and documentation (copy of lease or settlement statement) as per the Establishing Service Checklist.
Restoration
Please call customer service at (740) 687-6627 and press 3 to speak with a representative regarding the amount and steps required to restore. (Payment must be in the form of cash, money order or certified check). After this process has been completed, we will schedule the reconnection of services.
Readings
Effective Monday, July 20, 2020, monthly reading of INSIDE meters will resume. City Employees are required to wear a mask before entering customer residences.
Billing
Provided adequate staffing, monthly billing will continue as normal.
Penalties (late fees)
Late fees will resume January 1, 2021.
Disconnection Notices (aka Minimum Amount Required)
The minimum amount required to prevent disruption of service(s) will display on the regular monthly bill at the top in red writing.
Courtesy Calls
Calls will continue to go out as normal reminding customers what is past due to prevent disruption of service.
Property Owners/Management Companies
To speed up the process of signing your tenant in, please submit the signed lease via email to utilities@ci.lancaster.oh.us or faxing to (740) 681-5040.
NOTICE: Fairfield National Bank accepts Lancaster Utility payments, with payment stub, made in full, as shown on the back of the utility bill. Fairfield National Bank does not partial payments or Notice of Disconnect Payments.
Billing & Receiving
The Utilities Collection Office is responsible for billing and receiving payments for the Gas, Water, Water Pollution Control, Sanitation and Storm Water services provided. Timely account collections are a means of efficiently collecting the revenues for operating the Utilities.
Terminations for Non-payment changes. Click here for the changes.
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Helpful Documents
Contact Us
Utilities Collection Office
104 E. Main Street Room 105
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone: (740) 687-6627
utilities@ci.lancaster.oh.us
Hours of Operation
Phone Hours 7:30 a.m.-3:55 p.m.
Lobby Hours 8 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. Monday through Friday Closed Saturday and Sunday
EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2017 THERE IS A NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD. THE NEW NUMBER WILL BE (740) 415-3099. SEE THE "HOW TO PAY MY BILL" SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PAYMENT OPTIONS.