HomeMy WebLinkAbout3123 ~ ORDINANCE amending Section 7 and Section 28
of Ordinance No. 2288 relating to consumer de-
posits to Water Department.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION I: That Section 7 of Ordinance No. 2288 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7: At the time an applicant signs the application for
water service, the applicant shall deposit with the City Treasurer
a Consumer's Utility Deposit which shall not bear interest, to
secure payment of water and utility charges for services furnished
to any such applicant, as follows:
(a) Consumer's Deposits within the City Limits:
1/2 to 3/4 inch meters 25.00
1 " " 33.00
1 1/4 " " 56.00
1 1/2 " " 67.00
2 " " 100.00
(b) Consumer's Deposits outside the City Limits:
1/2 to 3/4 inch meters 30.00
1 " " 37.50
1 1/4 " " 60.00
1 1/2 ~' '~ 75.00
2 " " 120.00
(c) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the water
department from requiring that such consumer's deposits shall
be equal to 2 1/2 times the estimated charge for one billing,
at the time such application is received, multiplied by the rate
herein provided, and further provided that, if at the end of any
two billing periods the actual consumption of water should exceed
the estimated consumption at the time of such application for water
and sewage disposal service, by more than 10%, then the applicant
may be required to add such amount to his consumer's deposit as
may be necessary to make up such deficiency. In the event of his
failure to comply with this provision, the Water Accounting
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Department may add such amount to his water bill and enforce
collection thereof in the manner provided by this and existing
ordinances.
The Consumer's Deposits herein provided shall be held
by the City Treasurer until severance of the contract and shall
be paid to the consumer after all claims against the premises
for water or other services, shall ~be~ fully paid, provided that
the Water Department, except as hereinafter provided, may waive
the requirements of such deposits or reimpose the requirement of
a deposit once waived if it is deemed a~visable by said water
department.
SECTION 2: Section 23 of Ordinance No. 2288 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 23. A collection charge of 25¢ per month and 50¢
bimonthly shall be added to each and every water bill which is
not paid on or before the date such bill becomes delinquent. The
Water Department shall have the right, at its option, to turn off
the water from the premises on which said bill is delinquent and
water service shall not be resumed until the amount due, together
with the collection charge and an additional fee of $7 50 for
shutting off and turning on such water is paid in full. In the
event it becomes necessary to shut off the water at a meter serving
more than one premises, the fee for shutting off the water shall
be increased 50¢ for each additional premise being served through
such meter.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
/O~day of April, 1974.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication
°f such passage this l~day °f April' 1974' ~
/G. C~YEADON, ~R., City Clerk
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