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income taxation may be, by the Public Works Director, classified as residential for meter charges <br /> only in accordance with such classification. Water quantity charge classifications for not for <br /> profit institutions are not affected by this section. <br /> 13. REGULAR BILLING. The Public Works Department, upon such schedule as shall <br /> be determined by the Director thereof, shall cause each water meter to be read regularly each <br /> classification period applicable to each meter and shall promptly return such readings to the <br /> Department of Finance. The Department of Finance shall compute the appropriate charges for <br /> water furnished in accordance with this ordinance and shall bill for the same. The water bill <br /> shall set forth the period during which the charges shown thereon accrued, the amount of the <br /> service charge, the amount of the water-furnished charge, the amount of water furnished, the due <br /> date of payment and any other charges connected with such service including the amount and the <br /> reason for same. <br /> 14. SPECIAL METER READING. In the event a meter is not accessible to be read at <br /> the time usually scheduled for such reading so that the same is not then read, charges may be <br /> based on an amount of water estimated to have been furnished through said meter determined in <br /> the same manner as provided in Section 8 hereof. Not more than one bill based on an estimate <br /> shall be permitted. It shall be the duty of the owner of the premises or the person in possession <br /> thereof to arrange with the Public Works Department for a special time at which the meter will <br /> be accessible for such purpose at the usually scheduled time for such reading for the billing <br /> period succeeding the estimated bill. A fee of Thirty Five Dollars ($35.00) shall be charged for <br /> each special reading requested to be made during regular departmental working hours and a fee <br /> of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each special reading requested to be made during a time other than <br /> regular departmental working hours. Failure to cause the required reading to be timely made <br /> shall be a delinquency and shall result in the same penalty and admit of the same notice and <br /> consequences as late payment as elsewhere provided herein. <br /> 15. ANNUAL READING REQUIRED. Each meter in each service shall be read at <br /> least once annually by Public Works Department employees. After one bill reflecting charges <br /> based upon the reading of a meter by other than Public Works Department employees it shall be <br /> the duty of the owner or person in possession of the premises wherein such meter is located to <br /> arrange for a special reading of said meter by a departmental employee for the next billing <br /> period, unless said meter will be accessible to be read by said departmental employee at the time <br /> usually scheduled for the reading thereof. The special reading fee provided elsewhere in this <br /> ordinance shall be charged. Failure to cause the required reading to be timely made shall be a <br /> delinquency and shall result in the same penalty and admit of the same notice and consequences <br /> as late payment as elsewhere provided herein. <br /> 16. ACTIVATION OF SERVICE. The Public Works Department shall initially <br /> activate a new service, or restore service, upon customer request during usual business hours, at <br /> no cost to the customer for the initial service call. Each additional service call made by the City <br /> after the initial call will be charged to the customer as a Thirty Five Dollar ($30.00) fee. If the <br /> customer request is for a time other than the usual business hours of the Department, a fee of <br /> Fifty Dollar ($50.00) shall be charged for each service call, which said fee may be waived under <br />