A. Meters Required; Faulty Meters; Care Of Meters:
1. All premises using water from the Village water supply must be supplied by an adequate meter conforming with specifications required by the Village, such meter to be furnished by and at the expense of the property owner; provided, that the Village may, but is not obligated to, supply water service on a temporary basis at a flat rate of charge until such meter is installed; and provided further, that in the event that a consumer's meter shall fail to register properly, such consumer shall be billed and charged and shall pay for water during the time such meter is out of order on the basis of the consumption during the same monthly period of the preceding year, unless no such basis of comparison exists, in which case the consumer shall be charged and shall pay such amount as reasonably may be determined by the Village.
2. Owners of meters must protect them from theft, freezing, hot water, breakage or other damage; it shall be the user's or owner's duty to immediately notify the Village when a meter is out of repair or fails to register. All defective meters shall be repaired and the cost of such repair shall be paid by the property owner or water user. No person, unless authorized by the Village, shall connect, disconnect, repair or otherwise disturb any water meter.
B. Installation: Water meters shall be installed in a location which is ready of access and acceptability to the Village. All meters shall be with outside reading.
C. Reading Meters: The Village Clerk shall read or cause to be read every water meter used in the Village on a monthly basis so that bills for water service may be issued monthly. In any monthly period in which there is no actual reading of the meters, an estimated billing may be issued based upon actual water usage as read on the water meters during previous readings. Any adjustments would then be made on the next billing based upon an actual meter reading. The Village or its authorized agents or employees shall have free and ready access to the premises and the buildings wherein meters are located for the purpose of reading, examining, testing and repairing said meters. (1979 Code § 7-4-8)