Ordinance No. 80-02-66ORDINANCE NO.80-02-66
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 UTILITIES,
ARTICLE ~ WATERWORKS SYSTEM, SECTION 22 2Q,
FEES TO ESTABLISH SERVICE OR RE ESTABLISH
SERVICE AFTER CUT-OFF OR TRANSFER, TO INCREASE
THE TURN-ON FEE, TO PROVIDE FOR A RE-CONNECT FEE,
TO PROVIDE FOR A RE-CONNECT FEE .FOR DELINQUENT
ACCOUNTS, TO INCF~EASE THE TRANSFER FEE, TO
PROVIDE FOR AN AFTER-HOURS FEE, TO DELETE THE
REQUIItEMENT THAT RE-CONNCT FEES SHALL BE PAID
PRIOR TO RE-ESTABLISHING SERVICE, T4 AMEND
SECTION 22-22. FEE ESTABLISHED FOR RE-READ OF
METERS TO INCREASE THE RE READ FEE, AND TO
PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City has evaluated the cost of performing the tasks related to the
turn-on of new services, reconnecting services, re-reading meters and transfers of
services, and
WHEREAS, the City has found the cost of providing those services exceeds the
current charges for those services, and
'`"`", WHEREAS, it is the City's intent to recover all of the costs associated with
providing services were appropriate and feasible, and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that it may not be appropriate to charge full cost
for new services, transfers of services or reconnects after customer requested cut-offs in
an effort to provide competitively priced customer service, and
WHEREAS, the City would like to recover full cost from those customers that
had service cut-off due to non payment
WHEREAS, the City would. ire to alleviate the burden on the customer of
having to make payment of additional charges prior to re-connection by allowing for the
chazges to be added to the customer's next bill.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, that;
Section 1. Section 22-20 of the City Code of Ordinances be amended as follows:
Sec. 22-20. Fees to establish service or re-establish service after cutoff or
transfer.
a•~ A turn on fee of ~ee~} twen dollars ($-~-5-20.00) wilt be charged
to ~ establish service for all new customers.
b.) If water service is turned off ,
upon the request of the customer, a c~-en re-connect fee of ~eea
twen dollars ($~I3-2Q.00) shall be charged. ~-paid-prie~a
c 1 If water service is turned offbecause of deiin4uency of payment, a
reconnect fee of thirty dollars ($30 00) shalt be charged.
d.2~If water service is transferred to another residence, a been tw. enty
dollar ($~ 20.00) transfer fee shall be charged.
e L An additional c e of thirty dollars {$30 00) will be added to the
Turn on cha*~e for service requested before 8:OOa.m. and after
4.30p m on business days.
Section 2. Sec. 22-22. City Code of Ordinances be amended as follows:
Sec. 22-22. Fee established for re-read of meters
Upon request of a consumer, the meter will be re-read by the city. A fee of
twen ~e dollars ($20.00) will be charged for all customer-requested re-reads
when it is determined that the initial read was not in error. At the discretion of the
city manager, or his designee, the city may perform a re-read at no cost to the
consumer.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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Passed by the City Commission on first reading this 13 day of January 2003.
Passed by the City Commission on second and final reading this r~ ~~day of
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,;lan C. Je n, Esquire
y'. City A,.f ~Y
ATTEST:
Maureen King, CMC
City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness: