No person other than authorized employees of the department or other persons authorized by the director shall install, maintain, repair, move, replace, adjust, tamper with, manipulate, damage, disconnect, or remove any water meter. Any person performing any of the foregoing actions, whether or not authorized by the director, shall indemnify and hold harmless city, its officers, and employees from any claims, actions, costs (including attorney fees), damages, or other liability resulting or arising from such actions, and shall pay the city's costs of investigating and repairing any resulting damage or replacing any removed items. Customers with metered water service connections shall notify the department of any visible damage to, or removal of, any portion of the meter box containing the water meter. (Ord. 2013-0014 § 14; Ord. 2005-090 § 4)