ORD 2444 ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE modifying miscellaneous fees for Water
Department services .
THE COLLA. CIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS .
Section I
Subsection 13 . 36 . 050 (A) (2 ) of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as
follow :
CMC 13 . 36 . 050 Connection Charges :
A . 2 . For installing a water meter for services one inch or smaller, the connection
charge shall be :
5 / 8 " $ 325 . 00
3 /4 $ 350 . 00
1 it $ 395 * 00
Section II
Section 13 . 36 . 060 .of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows :
CMC 13 . 36 . 060 Temporary Water Service .
For temporary irrigation or commercial hydrant use , all connections shall pay an
eight hundred dollar ( $ 800 . 00 ) deposit with one hundred dollars ( $ 100 . 00 ) for
installation and removal nonrefundable . Water usage shall be deducted from the
deposit of the then current applicable commercial rate per Section 13 . 36 . 010 of
this chapter . The City reserves the right to remove the meter for nonuse or misuse
at its discretion . Any remaining deposit will be returned to the applicant , or the
remaining balance will be billed to the applicant . The applicant shall notify the
City when use is complete . The applicant will be responsible for any damage to
the equipment , and shall be invoiced for repairs or replacement of the equipment .
Section III
Subsection 13 . 40 . 010 ( G) of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows :
CMC 13 . 40 . 010 Meters - Installation - Reading -Accuracy .
G . When a customer requests a meter test , a deposit of ninety dollars ( $ 90000 )
to cover the cost of the test may be required of the customer .
Section IV
Section 13 44 . 010 of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows :
CMC 13 . 44 . 010
A . All residential and most commercial water services shall be billed at
regular intervals and shall be due and payable on the tenth day of
each month following billing . Such billings shall be delinquent on the
eighteenth day of the month following billing .
Be All industrial and some commercial services shall be charged monthly and
shall be due and payable on the tenth day of each month following billing
Such billing shall be delinquent on the eighteenth day of each month
following billing .
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Co A customer shall be charged the sum of thirty dollars ( $ 30 . 00 ) for each
nonsufficient fund check, or a check written on a closed account and
returned by the bank to the City .
D . There shall be a penalty fee on all delinquent accounts assessed at the rate
of five percent ( 5 %) of the outstanding balance with a minimum of twelve
dollars ( $ 12 . 00 ) per utility account .
Section v
Section 13 . 44 . 020 of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows .
CMC 13 . 44 . 020 Nonpayment- Shutoff- Hearing - Disconnection Fees
A . whenever any charge for furnishing water and/or sewer services to any
premises is not paid in full by the eighteenth day of the month following
billing , the Finance Department shall give notice to the person or persons
billed for such services at the address shown in the City' s billing records of
the City' s intent to discontinue service if payment is not made . Such
notice shall contain the following information :
1 . The amount of the charges owing ;
2 . A statement that the person billed may request a hearing before the
Board of Adjustment to contest the amount or validity of the
charges *
3 . A statement that if the charges are not paid in full or a hearing
requested within ten. ( 10 ) days of the notice , the City will
disconnect the service of water to such premises ;
B . The notice of intent to disconnect shall also contain a request for hearing
form to be utilized by any person desiring w to contest the amount or validity
of such charges . Any person desiring such a hearing shall file the request
for hearing with the City Clerk: within ten ( 10 ) days of the date of the
notice , and shall accompany such request with a tender of the amount of
illed . Failure to file a request for hearing and tender the amount
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of charges owing within such time limit shall be deemed a waiver of the
right to a hearing .
Co In the event the charges are not paid , or a hearing requested accompanied
with a tender of the amount owing within ten days of the date of the
notice , then the City shall cause to be posted on the property a written
notice setting forth the amount of delinquent charges and informing the
occupant that water service will be terminated to the premises if the
delinquent charges are not paid within seventy-two hours . There shall be
included in the delinquent charges a fifteen dollar ( $ 15 . 00 ) fee for posting
the notice on the property . If the delinquent charges are not paid within
seventy-two hours of the posting of such notice , then the City shall
proceed to disconnect the water service to the subject premises .
D . In the event a hearing is requested , the amount tendered by the customer
shall be deposited into the customer account . At the hearing , the person
requesting the hearing shall be entitled to give testimony, call and crossm
examine witnesses , and present any relevant documentary evidence .
Following the hearing ; the Board of Adjustment shall render its decision in
writing . If all or a portion of the charges are found not to be owing , such
amount shall be refunded to' the customer or credited to the customer ' s
account .
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E . whenever a disconnection is made , the sum of thirty- five dollars ( $ 35 . 00 )
shall. be charged for the cost of disconnecting ,
is require. to go to the premises for the purpose of
F ° If service personnel
disconnecting the service for nonpayment , the disconnection fee shall be
charged even if the service has not been physically disconnected .
Go Trhere shall be an additional. charge of forty dollars ( $ 40 . 00 ) for each time
a service is found wrongfully or illegally reconnected after being
disconnected for nonpayment ,
H . If a meter or spacer must be removed , padlocked , or other means used to
prevent illegal reconnection of a service , then there shall be ars. additional
charge of forty dollars ( $ 40 . 00N$ for removal of such meter or spacer .
I . All disconnection charges and outstanding obligations for water and/or
sewer furnished to such premises must be paid in full prior to
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reconnection .
Section VI
There is hereby added a new subsection to Section .13 . 44 . 020 of the Camas Municipal
Code to provide as follows :
CMC 13 ° 44 . 020 Nonpayment - Shutoff Dearing - Disconnection Fees
Jo If a customer ' s meter has been turned off for nonpayment and
the customer requests reconnection after the hours of 5 : 00 p . m °
or on weekends and holida,,rs , the customer shall be charged ars. additional
turn - on . fee of seventy ve dollars ( $ 75 . 00 ) .
Section VII
This ordinance shall, take force and be , in effect fi e , ( 5 ) days from and after its publication
according to lave .
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PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this � J day of. May , 2006 .
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SIGNED : :.... .
Mayor
ATTEST :
Clerk
APP OVEN a to f rm
City Attor ey