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period or fraction thereof,. and water use .charges as determined by City <br />Council ordinance. <br />Water Service Contractors. A license is required. All water service work <br />shall be performed by certified contractors licensed by the appropriate. State <br />authority; This section shall not apply to homeowners performing work on <br />their own premises. <br />Water Meters. Except for extinguishing of fire; no person except <br />authorized City eiriployees shall use water from the: water supply system or <br />permit water to be drawn therefrom unless the same be meteredby passing <br />through a meter supplied or approved by the City. Only persons authorized <br />by the City shall connect, discoimect, take apart, or in any manner. change or <br />cause to be changed, or.interfere with any such meter or the action thereof. <br />(A:) Charge. At the. time of the initial connection to the municipal water <br />system, a charge for water meters .shall be paid to the City by <br />customers before delivery of the water meter for installation. Said <br />charge shall be determined by City Council ordinance. <br />(B) Maintenance. The City shall retain ownership of water meters and shall <br />be responsible for standard maintenance and repair. Costs associated <br />With replacement, repair, or adjustment of a meter due: to any act, <br />carelessness, or neglect of the owner:or oceupmmts of the premises shall <br />be charged against and.collected from.the water consumer. Water <br />service may be discontinued until the cause is corrected and the amount <br />charged is collected. <br />(C) Testing; Upon written request, the City will re -read water meters and <br />test the meter for accuracy, if necessary. In. case a test should show an <br />error of over five percent of the water cansurned in favor of the City,.a <br />correctly registering meter will be installed and adjustments to water <br />billing statements will be considered.. In. case the test shows an accurate <br />measurement of water or an error in favor of the consumer, the expenses <br />of snaking such a test, and the additional costs, if any, will be included <br />on the next quarterly statement. The meter testing charges will be <br />established by City Council ordinance. <br />(D) City Access. Authorized City employees shall have access at <br />reasonable.hours of the day to all buildings and premises.. connected to <br />the municipal water system for the purpose of maintenance of water <br />meters without charge to the. water consumer. In the event the. water <br />