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(A) If any owner or occupant of a residential premises desires to have water shut off or discontinued for a period of a month or more, there shall be a charge of $25 to re-establish the service. If the water is not shut off, the minimum charges will be assessed.
(B) A meter with a temporary connection shall be required to pay a turn-on fee and six months of usage beginning May 1 and ending October 31. The minimum fee will be charged even if water is not used during those months.
(Prior Code, § 13.08.120) (Ord. 92-3, passed - -; Ord. 16-06, passed 10-19-2016)
(A) If a commercial account holder so chooses to have their water disconnected, at any time, there will be a reconnect fee. The reconnect fee shall be the minimum commercial water and sewer charge per month multiplied by the number of months the water was disconnected plus an additional fee of $15. No more than a maximum of 12 months shall be charged to the current commercial property owner when services are reconnected.
(B) The city will not be liable for any water damage from the curb-stop and towards the owner’s property or sewer damages if the water is left connected during any time frame that the commercial business is closed.
(Prior Code, § 13.08.160) (Ord. 05-4, passed - -)
(A) If any adjustment is requested on any water bill based upon a consumer’s proof of leaks in piping unknown to the consumer, during the preceding month (plumbing fixtures excluded), the adjustment shall not be more than 50% of the bill after the minimum charge has been deducted, and no adjustment shall be made on more than one month out of any 12 monthly periods. Reasonable proof of leaks must be established before any adjustment will be made.
(B) If any adjustment is requested on any water bill based upon a consumer’s proof of a faulty metering device and if such device has not been tampered with, the adjustment may be made based upon prior normal usage for that account prior to the time the metering device became faulty.
(Prior Code, § 13.08.156) (Ord. 10-4, passed 4-8-2010)
(A) (1) Once a new remote water meter has been installed within a residential or commercial property, the City Public Works Department will be reading these meters at the end of each month. The City Finance Officer shall then mail out bills for these new remote meter accounts only for water, sewer, and garbage on a monthly basis.
(2) The current payment policy shall remain in effect for all accounts that do not have the new remote water meters installed. The delinquency policy, § 52.50, shall remain in effect for all accounts.
(Prior Code, § 13.08.070)
(B) The Public Works Director will inform the Council of any violations of § 52.06, and it shall be the Public Works Director’s responsibility to adhere to these provisions. First violation reprimand shall be in person and explain the ordinance and the odd/even days. Second violation shall be a written letter from the Public Works Director. Third violation of § 52.06 shall be a fine of $25, and an additional $25 added on to previous violations thereafter.
(Prior Code, § 13.12.010)
(Ord. 00-2, passed - -; Ord. 05-6, passed - -)