2000-63 AMENDING CITY CODE AMENDING AND DELETING REFERENCES TO PUBLIC WORKS

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during a time other than regular 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 and consequences as late payment as elsewhere provided herein. 15. ANNUAL READING REQUIRED. Each meter in each service shall be read at least once annually by Department of Water Management employees. After three consecutive bills reflecting charges based upon the reading of a meter by other than Department of Water Management employees it shall be the duty of the owner or person in possession of the premises wherein such meter is located to arrange for a special reading of said meter by a departmental employee for the first period next succeeding the third of such bills, unless said meter will be accessible to be read by said departmental employee at the time usually scheduled for the reading thereof. The special reading fee provided elsewhere in this ordinance shall be charged. 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 and consequences as late payment as elsewhere provided herein. 16. ACTIVATION OF SERVICE. If the Department of Water Management initially activates a new service, or restores service,upon request at a requested time other than the usual business hours of the Department, a fee of $30.00 shall be charged, which said fee may be waived under circumstance which in the opinion of the Director of said Department constitute an emergency. 19. SERVICE SHUT OFF. Unless all charges for water furnished and any other charges relating to a water service are paid on or before 10 days after the date of a delinquency notice relating thereto, the Department of Water Management shall cause such service to be shut off and water shall not be furnished through such service until such time as any and all such charges and penalties are fully paid. In addition to such charges, a fee for restoring the , furnishing of water in such service shall be paid in advance which said fee shall be $7.50 if restoration of service is requested to be made during the usual business hours of the Department of Water Management or $30.00 if such restoration of service is requested to be made at hours other than usual departmental business hours. 20. WATER FROM FIRE HYDRANT. After issuance of a permit, water may be furnished through a City fire hydrant in circumstances wherein, in the opinion of the Director of the Department of Water Management concurred in by the City Manager, such furnishing by other means is not practicable. Application for such permit shall be upon forms furnished by said Deparirnent which shall show the name of the applicant; the location of the hydrant to be used; the circumstances requiring such permit; the purpose for, and the location at, which the water is to be used; the estimated amount of water to be furnished; the