HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-161-12/16/1980-APPROVING ADDITIONS TO THE WATER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SEWER RESOLUTION 80-161
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING ADDITIONS TO THE WATER SERVICE
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPART14ENT
OF WATER AND SEWER
WHEREAS, the ordinances of the City of Fort Collins provide for the
adoption of rules and regulat,on5 applicable to water service by the
Department of Water and Sewer upon approval by the Council of the City of
Fort Collins, and
WHEREAS, heretofore, the Department of Water and Sewer has submitted
to the City Council certain rules and regulations for water service and the
Council , by resolution, approved the same, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Water and Sewer has recommended certain
additions to the Water Service Rules and Regulations and has submitted the
same to the Council for approval , and in the opinion of the Council it is
in the best interests of the City of Fort Collins that such additions be
approved and adopted
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the attached additions to the Water Service Rules and Regu-
lations recommended by the Department of Water and Sewer be, and the same
hereby are, approved and adopted
Passed and adopted at a regular meetin of the Council of the City of
Fort Collins held this 16th day of Decemb , 1980
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City- Clerk _ __
ADDITIONS TO THE WATER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS
Refusal of Service
The Utility may refuse to provide service or to install service
equipment under any of the following conditions
1 The person or firm requesting the service or installation of
service equipment currently owes the City an arreared amount for
any and all utility service previously provided
2 The person or firm requesting the service or installation of
service equipment owes the City an arreared amount for utility
service equipment previously installed
If the City refuses to provide service to or to install service
equipment as provided herein, the person or firm requesting such service
will be informed by the City in writing within five (5) business days as
to the reason for the refusal and the arreared amount that must be paid
before the City will fulfill the request
Notwithstanding the above, if any person or firm shall dispute the
amount owed, such person or firm may receive service as requested after
depositing with the City the amount requested, to be held by the City in
trust for a period not to exceed thirty days, pending final determination
of the amount owed Such person or firm shall submit, within fiften (15)
days of receipt of the refusal of service notice, a written statement as to
the disputed amount and, the City shall make its determination within
fifteen (15) days of such statement
If such statement is not submitted to the City within said fifteen
(15) days, or if the City shall determine that the amount is properly owed
to the City, said deposited amount shall be delivered to the City in
satisfaction of the amount owed Appeal of any such determination by the
City shall be in accordance with the termination of service procedure as
provided in the Utility Depaitment ' s Rules and Regulations