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Attachment AAttachment A City of Arden Hills Chapter 10 - Utilities C. The Council has noted that, under Subd. 3, section bills are due at the end of the billing month, and accordingly the delinquency charge shall be imposed consistent with the due date of a billing. D. Any amounts due for water charges in excess of 90 days past due, may be collected in a civil action brought for that purpose in the name of the City; or the City Administrator, upon direction by the Council, may certify to the county auditor the amount due, together with the legal description of the premises served, and the City Administrator, in so certifying, shall add to the amount as a separate item, in addition to the delinquency penalty hereinbefore provided, an additional delinquency penalty of eight (8%) percent of the original unpaid amount, inclusive of any previous delinquency penalty. The county auditor shall enter the amount as part of the tax levied on the premises to be collected during the ensuing year. No additional delinquency penalties shall be added to unpaid bills after certification to the county auditor as provided in this subdivision. 1000.21 Meters and Hydrants. Subd. 1 Meter Required. No person shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn from the system unless the water is metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. This requirement shall not apply to water withdrawn by authorized City employees acting on City business or to water withdrawn for use in fire-fighting. Unless authorized by the City Administrator, no person shall connect, disconnect, take apart or in any manner change or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof. Subd. 2 Maintenance and Replacement of Meters. The City shall maintain and repair all meters and, when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear, the City shall replace them. However, where replacement, repair or adjustment of any meter is rendered necessary by the act, neglect, including damage from freezing, hot water backup, or carelessness of the owner or occupant of any premises, any expense caused the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. Subd. 3 Meter Accuracy Testing. A consumer may have his or her meter tested for accuracy by making written request and submitting required fee (see fee schedule appendix to City Code) to thereforanddepositingtheamountsetoutinthefeeschedule appendixtothiscodewith the City Administrator.atthetimetherequestismade. In the event the test shows an error exceeding the percentage specified in the City’s fee scheduleofoverfive(5%)percent of the water allegedly consumed, the deposit shall be refunded to the consumer and a correctly-registering meter shall be installed, with the bill to be adjusted in accordance with the corrected reading. If there is no error or the error is less than the percentage specified in the City’s fee schedule five(5%)percent, the deposit shall be retained by the City. Any adjustment shall not extend for more than one billing period before the date of the request for test. The deposit charges for meter testing shall be as established from time to time in a resolution adopted by the Council. Subd. 4 Right of Access. Authorized City employees shall have free access to 10 - 10 Revised January 1, 2012