Ordinance 619

Ordinance 619 amending Chapter 91 - Water Meters

ORDINANCE NO. 619

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE

CITY OF CLARION, IOWA, 2022, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 91: WATER

METERS

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Clarion, Iowa:

SECTION 1. SECTION MODIFIED. Chapter 91: Water Meters of the Code of

Ordinances of the City of Clarion, Iowa, 2022, more specifically Section 91.06, is hereby

repealed in part and the following adopted in lieu thereof:

91.06 METER COSTS.

1. Installation. All meters will be owned and maintained by the City

water department. All meters must be the same type and from the same manufacturer used by

the City or approved by the City. The City shall either install the water meter(s) or approve

the installation of the meter by a licensed plumber prior to receiving water service. The

installation fee for meters will be set by resolution of the City Council. The City water

department shall have the final authority to determine the appropriate size of the meter based

on the service requested.

2. Meter Installation Fees. The property owner shall pay an installation

fee for every meter installed according to the fee schedule approved by the City Council prior

to installation. Property owners requiring a meter larger than a three-quarter inch meter shall

pay to the City, prior to the installation of any such meter by the City or an approved licensed

plumber, the additional costs for said larger meter.

3. Meter Deposits. A deposit, an amount established by resolution of the

City Council, will be required before any new meter installation or transfer of a current meter

for any new consumer is made. Said deposit is to be refunded upon the surrendering of the

meter and when all bills for water used, repairs, etc., are paid in full. In the case of the

consumer moving from one location to another within the City, and service remaining with

the same named consumer, the deposit will be transferred.

SECTION 2. SECTION REPEALED. Section 91.09 of the Code of Ordinances of

the City of Clarion, Iowa, 2022, pertaining to Meter Installation Fee, is hereby repealed. All

other parts of said Chapter shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the

provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this

ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the

validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged

invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 5. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final

passage, approval and publication as provided by law.

Passed and adopted this __________ day of ____________, 2023, and approved this

__________ day of ____________, 2023.