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Ordinance 85-2491 ORDINANCE NO. 85-2491 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 45-4(a), 45-4 (c), 45- 4(d), 45-4(e), AND 45-4(f) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, BY INCREASING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR WATER SUPPLY SERVICE TO NON- MUNICIPAL CONSUMERS OF WATER; INCREASING THE RATES FOR WATER METER TESTING AND RE-TESTING AND OTHER WATER METER SERVICES; INCREASING MINIMUM MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: That Section 45.4(a) of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) The meter rate to non-municipal consumers for water supply service in the territory shall be 65 79c per thousand gallons". SECTION 2: That Section 45-4(c) of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "(c) The water rate of, 65 79c per 1,000 gallons for non-municipal consumers of water as set forth in Section 1 of this ordinance is to be applied to all water billings based on meter readings taken on or after November 1, 1985. SECTION 3: That that portion of Section 45-4(d) of the Code of the City of Miami Beach is hereby amended to read as follows: AMOUNT OF WATER SIZE OF MINIMUM MONTHLY ALLOWED PER MONTH SERVICE SERVICE CHARGE PER GALLON 3/4" $ 3,25 3.95 5,000 1" 4T55 5.53 7,000 1 1/2" 7T45 8.69 11,000 2" 14T05 13.43 17,000 3" 26,99 31.60 40,000 4" 52,00 63.20 80,000 6" 78,00 94.80 120,000 8" 430,00 158.00 200,000 SECTION 4: That that portion of Section 45-4(f) of the Code of the City of Miami Beach is hereby amended to read as follows: TAP AND SERVICE AMOUNT 3/4" $ 80,00 $ 480.00 1" 400TQQ 600.00 1 1/2" 459,99 840.00 2" 225,00 1,300.00 3" 699,99 Actual Cost + 10% 4" 809,99 Actual Cost + 10% 6" 13.200,00 Actual Cost + 10% 8" 4,600,Q0 Actual Cost + 10% SECTION 5: That Section 45-10(e) of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: (e) All meters shall be carefully tested before they are installed, and after their installation they shall be tested as frequently as circumstances seem to the public works department to warrant. Should the owner, at apy time question the accuracy of the meter on his service, the public works department shall, once per consecutive twelve (12).months upon his written application, accompanied with a payment of eae del-1at five (5) dollars for each meter in question, to seveF defray the cost of test thereof, remove the meter and test it in the presence of the owner or his authorized agent, if such presence is desired by the owner. If the test shows that the meter has been over-registering (positive result) more than two per cent, the eRe dellaF five (5) dollars for each meter so paid shall be returned to the owner, and the bill rendered, based on the last reading of such meter, shall be corrected accordingly. If the test shows that the meter is not over registering more than two per cent as aforesaid (negative result) the eAe dellai five dollars paid by the owner shall be retained by the public works department and in addition thereto, if the test shows that the meter has been under-registering more than two per cent, the bill rendered, based on the last reading of such meter, shall be corrected accordingly. The public works department reserves the right to remove and test any meter at anytime, and if such meter is found to be inaccurate, to substitute another meter of the same size in its place, either permanently or temporarily. In the event of such test as last mentioned, the public works department further reserves the right to make any correction in the bill rendered based on the last reading of such meter, in accordance with the result of such test. If a second request for an accuracy test is submitted within a twelve (12) month period there shall be a fifty (50) dollar application fee which will be refunded in the event the test results are positive. No refunds will be granted where negative test results are found. The test procedures described above shall be followed on all- retests with the only variance being the application fee. SECTION 6: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 7: SEVERABILITY: If any §ection, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such hold shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. SECTION 8: This ordinance shall become effective 10 days after adoption on October 12 , 1985. 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