HomeMy WebLinkAbout3279 Updating AMC 14.12.060(B)(1) So Fees are Set by Resolution ORDINANCE NO. 3279
AN ORDINANCE UPDATING 14.12.060(B)(1) SO FEES ARE SET BY RESOLUTION
Annotated to show deletions and additions to the Ashland Municipal Code sections being
modified. Deletions are bold-lined-thFOUgh, 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 has a miscellaneous fee book, and for administrative efficiency,the City
wishes to remove specific fee references from the ordinance and instead refer to those fees by
resolution.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. 14.12.060 Meter Testing
A. Prior to Installation. Every meter will be tested before installation and no meter will be
placed in service if found to register more than two percent(2%) fast or two percent(2%) slow.
New factory meters will not necessarily be tested other than at the factory.
B. Customer Request. A customer may, on notice of not less than one(1)week,require the City
to test the meter used to measure customer's requirements.No charge will be made for such a
test except:
1. If a customer requests a meter test within six(6)months after installation or more than once
per year, a deposit to cover the reasonable cost of the test will be set by resolution.
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C. Nonregistering of meters found more than four percent (4%) slow shall require the City to
render an additional billing on an estimated basis for the previous three (3)month period based
on the City's experience with the customers of the same class and general characteristics of the
customer's operations.
D. When it is found that the error in a meter is due to causes,the date of which can reliably be
established,the billing will be computed back to that date;provided, however,that in no case
will a bill for undercharge on residential service be rendered for a period exceeding three (3)
months.
SECTION 2. Severabliity. 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. Codiflcation. 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 D&PmkaK , 2025, and duly
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of Dp_/;,0,,A ,2025.
PASSED by the City Council this day of ,P 1�k1 e , 2025.
ATTEST: .
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Alissa Kolodzinski, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of 2025.
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Tonya GraWam, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
Carmel Zahran,AP
istant City Attorney
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