HomeMy WebLinkAbout3278 Updating AMC 14.12.050(D) to Correct for the Proper Federal Agency Name ORDINANCE NO. 3278
AN ORDINANCE UPDATING 14.12.050(D)TO CORRECT FOR THE PROPER
FEDERAL AGENCY NAME
Annotated to show deletions and additions to the Ashland Municipal Code sections being
modified. Deletions are l-eld 1—ined—thMugh, and additions are bold underlined.
WHEREAS,Article 2. Section 1 of the Ashland City Charter provides:
Powers of the City. The City shall have all powers which the constitutions, statutes, and
common law of the United States and of this State expressly or impliedly grant or allow
municipalities, as fully as though this Charter specifically enumerated each of those
powers, as well as all powers not inconsistent with the foregoing; and,in addition thereto,
shall possess all powers hereinafter specifically granted. All the authority thereof shall
have perpetual succession.
WHEREAS,the City wishes to update the correct name of the federal agency that is involved in
this section.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. 14.12.050(D) Metering and Interruption of Deliveries
A. If the seal of the City's meter is broken or if the meter, for any cause, does not properly
register,the customer shall be liable for an average monthly bill for that period of the year.
B. The rate schedules of the City are applicable only for service supplied entirely by the City
without interconnection with an outside source except that interconnection may be made through
a double pole switch where necessary to meet minimum requirements for emergencies.
C. The City will exercise reasonable diligence and care to furnish continuous and sufficient
supply of electricity to its customers and to avoid any shortage or interruption of delivery
thereof. It cannot,however, guarantee complete freedom from interruption. The City will not be
liable for interruption or shortage or insufficiency of supply, or any loss or damage occasioned
thereby if same is the result beyond its reasonable control. The City may suspend service
temporarily for repairs but will attempt to give a reasonable notice to the customers as
circumstances permit. Such repairs and improvements will be performed as rapidly as may be
practical and where reasonable shall be performed at such times as will cause the least
inconvenience to the customers.
D. During times of shortage of supply the City will apportion its available supply of electricity
among its customers as directed by the Public Utilities Commission or Federal En r
Regulatory Commission . In the absence of such direction it will apportion
the supply in the manner that appears most equitable under conditions then prevailing.
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E. All City meters will be sealed by the City, and it is unlawful for any person, other than an
authorized representative of the City to break or tamper with the seal for the purpose of
supplying electricity to the premises. When an unauthorized breaking or tampering of the meter
seal is discovered, the City shall remove the meter entirely, and shall install a blank in the meter
socket. Electric service will not be reinstated until a fee,double the usual reconnect fee,has been
paid by the customer. Any customer who damages or causes a City electric meter to malfunction
shall be held liable for any expenses incurred by the City to repair or replace said meter, and the
bill must be paid in full before service can be restored.
F. Sub-metering shall be the customer's own responsibility where master meters are installed.
G. For metering installations on customer premises the City furnishes necessary instrument
transformers, test facilities and meters, for the City's billing purposes and tests only.
SECTION 2. Severability. Each section of this ordinance, and any part thereof, is severable,
and if any part of this ordinance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,the
remainder of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City Code
and the word"ordinance"may be changed to"code","article", "section", "chapter"or another
word, and the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, or re-lettered,provided however
that any Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions (i.e. Sections 3-5)need not be codified and
the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references and any typographical errors.
The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordance with Article X, Section
2(C) of the City Charter on the _day of ,2025, and duly
PASSED and ADOPTED this_4day of _, 2025.
PASSED by the City Council this��day of (J�G t° (�j� , 2025.
ATTEST:
Alissa-K(olrooRmiski, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this��day of �Pl;p,�J�b . 2025.
Tonya Graliam,Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
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Carmel Zahran,Assistant City Attorney
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