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I wan Excerpts of Current City Code related to rates and fees of Utilities (for reference) (Roe) RECYCLING UTILITY:. 403.13.- RECYCLING FEE.- A. Fee.- All Residential Dwellings and Multi-Family Complexes shall pay a recycling fee. The fee shall be charged quarterly as part of the City utility bill and shall be due along with the utility bill. The fee shall be as prescribed from time to time by City Council resolution. (Ord. 1280, 03-31-2003) B. Penalty.- Each quarterly billing for a recycling fee not paid when due shall incur a penalty charge of 10% of the amount past due. C. Action to Collect.- Any amount due, including penalties, for recycling fee in excess of 90 days past due on October I of any year shall be certified to the County Auditor for collection with real estate taxes in the following year. (Ord. 1098, 8-12-1991)1 WATER UTILITh 801.16.- WATER RATES AND COLLECTION OF CHARGES.- A. Accounts,, How Kept.- All accounts shall be kept on the books of the Finance Officer by the house and street number,, under the account number assigned and by the name of the owner or of the person signing the application for service. All bills and notices sent out by the Finance Officer shall be sent to the house or street number of the property. If nonresident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they shall file an application with the Finance Officer. Any error in address shall be promptly reported to the Finance Officer. (Ord. 388 4-22-63; 1995 Code), B. Water Rates.- 1. Regular Rate; Minimum Rate.- The rate due and payable by each water user within the City for water taken from the water system shall be payable quarterly in an amount set by the Council and kept on file in the City Manager's office in the form of a rate schedule. (1 990 Code), 2. Faulty Meter.- In case the meter is found to have stopped or to be operating in a faulty manner,, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year. 3. Proration.- Where service is for less than a quarterly period, the quarterly charge will be prorated on a monthly basis. (Ord. 388, 4-22-1963), 4. Automatic Sprinkler System.- Where a connection is made to an automatic sprinkler system for standby service only, on either Municipal or private water mains, a charge for such service shall be made on an annual basis in an amount set by the Council, and kept on file in the City Manager's office, in the form of a rate schedule. (1 990 Code), These rates shall apply in all cases where automatic sprinklers are installed and where fire gates and other outlets are sealed. Meters or detector check valves must be installed on such services as required by the Public Works Director. An additional charge for volume used based