All meters of consumers shall be read by the City Manager, or his or her designee, not less than one time during each period for which water service charges are payable. All meter readings shall be recorded on standard forms in a book of original entry that the City Manager, or the designee of the City Manager, shall keep or cause to be kept for that purpose. Should any meter become out of repair and fail to register properly, or not be readable for any other reason, the consumer shall be charged for the quantity of water shown by the meter reading for the corresponding period of the previous year on the same premises. Provided, when no water was provided and billed for such premises for the corresponding period of the previous year, the consumer shall be charged on the basis of the meter reading for comparable uses during the same period in the city.
(Ord. 4255, passed 1-19-2021)