HomeMy WebLinkAbout017 - 02/04/2014 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26, SECTION 712 OF THE CITY CODE RELATED TO MANUAL UTILITY METER READING CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26, SECTION 712 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS RELATED TO MANUAL UTILITY METER READING CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the
City Charter to fix, establish, maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for
utility services furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs; expenses
and other obligations of the electric utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 033, 2012, Section 26-712 of the City Code was
updated to include a charge for manual reading of certain utility metering equipment in order to
recover the cost of performing such meter-reading; and
WHEREAS, in order to avoid confusion regarding the application of this charge, staff has
determined the need to clarify the descriptor language for the charge, as found in the City Code;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the City Code to clarify the
purpose and application of the charge for manual reading of meters without remote
communications capabilities used by some Fort Collins water and electric utilities customers.
NOW, THEREFORE, 'BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-712(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-712. Utility bill and account charges authorized; procedures.
(b) The following account and miscellaneous fees and charges shall apply,to all City
utility customers receiving service pursuant to the terms of Chapter 26, whether within or
outside of the corporate limits of the City, except as otherwise expressly stated:
Fees and Charges Amount -I
Service connection fee for account $19.65
with one or more metered services
(including non metered services for
the same account)
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jCustomer-initiated rate change I 19.65
(after 90 days of new service)
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Service connection fee for account 10.00
with only non-metered services
(stormwater, wastewater, wind, flat
commercial electric, sprinkler
clocks, cable towers and
floodlights)
Service fee to reinstate an account 10.00
to the owner/property manager
between tenants
Manual meter reading charge, per i 11.00 per month
month, charged to service
addresses where metering
equipment without remote
communications capability is used,
requiring an on-site visit to collect
use data for water and/or electric
service
Turn-off notice fee 10.00
Reconnect fee per service for water 20.00
or electric following disconnection
for delinquency
Trip charge for special services 19.65
requested by customer during --
normal service hours
After-hours reconnect or after- 85.35
hours trip charge for special service
requested by customer Water (after
5:00 p.m. weekdays or
weekend/holiday)
j After-hours reconnect or after- 85.35
hours trip charge for special service
requested by customer Electric
(after 5:00 p.m. weekdays or
weekend/holiday) —�
Return item fee (check, electronic 25.00
fund transfer, credit card, etc.)
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Owner-requested repair disconnect 20.00
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fee, per trip
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Research/document fee per hour 20.00
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Interest rate for utility service- No less than the most current U.S.
related loans: prime lending rate at the time of loan
origination plus 2% and no more than
the most current U.S. prime lending
rate at the time of loan origination
plus 5%, per annum, with the interest
rate for each loan to be set in
accordance with the administrative
rules and regulations of the Financial
Officer pursuant to § 26-720.
I Loan-related fees for wastewater
service-related loans:
a. For loan application:— -- 25.00
b. For loan origination- — — I ---- _ — — 150.00
Other miscellaneous charges will be based on direct cost plus 15% indirect costs.,
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21st day of
January, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of February, A.D. 2014.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th day of February; A.D. 2014.
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