2023-20 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 64 - Water Service

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charges for water furnished in accordance with this ordinance and shall bill for the same. The water services bill shall set forth the period during which the charges shown thereon accrued, the amount of the service charge, the amount of the water-furnished charge, the amount of water furnished, the due date of payment and any other charges connected with such service including the amount and the reason for same. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2017- 08, February 6, 2017) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2000-63, July 17, 2000) (Amended, Ordinance No. 90-35, March 19, 1990) 18. SPECIAL METER READING. In the event a meter is not functioning correctly or not accessible to be read at the time usually scheduled for such reading so that the same is not read, charges may be based on an amount of water estimated to have been furnished through said meter determined in the same manner as provided in Section 12 hereof. Not more than two (2) bills based on an estimate shall be permitted in a twelve (12)month period. It shall be the duty of the customer to arrange with the Public Works Department for a special time at which the meter will be accessible for such purpose at the usually scheduled time for such reading for the billing period succeeding the estimated bill. A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be charged for each special reading requested to be made during regular departmental working hours and a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each special reading requested to be made during a time other than departmental working hours. Failure to cause the required reading to be timely made shall be a delinquency and shall result in the same penalty and admit of the same notice consequences as late payment as elsewhere provided herein. (Amended, Ordinance 2017-08, February 16, 2017) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2013-20,April 1, 2013) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-112, December 19,