2017-08 Reorganization Amending City Code Chapters 9, 16, 64, 65, 66, 75

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15. ANNUAL READING REQUIRED. Each meter in each service shall be read at least once annually by Public Works Department employees. After one bill reflecting charges based upon the reading of a meter by other than Public Works 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 next billing period, 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. The Public Works Department of x ate Management shall initially activate a new service, or restore service, upon customer request during usual business hours, at no cost to the customer for the initial service call. Each additional service call made by the City after the initial call will be charged to the customer as a Thirty Five Dollar ($30.00) fee. If the customer request is for a time other than the usual business hours of the Department, a fee of Fifty Dollar($50.00) shall be charged for each service call, which said fee may be waived under circumstance(s) 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 14 days after the date of a delinquency notice relating thereto, the Public Works Department 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 Thirty- Five Dollars ($35.00) if restoration of service is requested to be made during the usual business hours of the Public Works Department or Fifty Dollars ($50.00) if such restoration of service is requested to be made at hours other than usual departmental business hours. If the customer requires more than one service call for the services stated n this section, the customer will be charged on their next bill for each separate service call made by the City. 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 Public Works Department of Watef Management, such furnishing by other means is not practicable. Application for such permit shall be upon forms furnished by said Department 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 estimated duration of hydrant use; and such other pertinent information as said Director may deem appropriate. Such application shall be accompanied with a deposit of cash, bank draft or certified check in the amount of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Quantities and service sizes shall be determined either by estimates fixed by the Director or by temporary installation of a meter. Effective May 1, 2013 the monthly rate shall be $5.08 per 100 cubic feet ($0.68 per 100 gallons). Effective May 1, 2014 the monthly rate shall be $6.60 per 100 cubic feet ($0.88 per 100 gallons), and on May 1, 2015 the monthly rate shall be $8.25 per 100 cubic feet ($1.10 per 100 gallons). If a hydrant location