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1 1_ City of Arden Hills ~ I I I I I I ~ I I I I I I I ~ I Chapter 10 Utilities charged against and collected from the water consumer. Subd. 4 Rereading of Meters. A consumer may have his or her meter reread by making written request therefor and depositing the amount stated below with the City Administrator at the time the request is made. In the event the test shows an error of over five (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 five (5) percen~ 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. 5 Rental Fee. All meters, except those on a service line larger than two (2) inches which have been furnished and installed at the expense of the property owner and for which no security deposit has been made shall be the property of the City. A rental fee equal to six (6) percent per annum of the amount of the security deposit on each water meter which is the property of the City shall be charged to the customer for the use of the City's water meter. With respect to each water meter, for which a security deposit has been made, installed and in place on or before August 1, 1974, this rental fee shall be charged to the customer using the same from August 1, 1974. For each water meter, for which a security deposit has been made, installed after August 1, 1974, this rental fee shall be charged to the customer using the same from the date on which the security deposit was made. This rental 10 - 25