Fiscal Note
There may be a small increase in General Fund revenues derived from forfeitures.
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SUBSTITUTE Repealing and recreating Section 13.06, creating Section 13.065, and amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances regarding water meter access requirements, the maintenance of water meter pits, and establishing new bond schedules for these violations.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance makes changes to Sec. 13.06 by expanding the requirements for customers to provide the Water Utility with access to water meters to facilitate the upgrading of water meters pursuant to the advanced metering infrastructure project. Under the amendments, any premises supplied by City water services must provide access to the water meter for inspection, upgrading and maintenance purposes. The amendments create a clear notice procedure that the Utility must follow, and require that not only must a clear path to the water meter be maintained, but that the meter itself is accessible and that any electronic signal emanating from the meter be attainable. An exception procedure is also established that would give the General Manager the ability to grant a person an exception to these new requirements under certain criteria, and the person would have the ability to appeal the determination to deny such an exception request. Additionally, new penalties and a bond schedule are created for this section that are consistent with other violations of Chapter 13. Finally, this ordinance splits off Section 13.06(2) to create a new Section 13.065 regarding the maintenance of water meter pits.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 13.06 entitled “Access to Premises and Maintenance of Water Meter Pits” of the Madison General Ordinances is repealed and recreated to read as follows:
“13.06 ACCESS TO THE PREMISES AND THE WATER METER.
(1) The...
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