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O-20-26VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD ORDINANCE NO. 2020 0-20-26 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 23 OF "THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD", AS AMENDED, TO ESTABLISH A WATER METER REPLACEMENT FEE WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 23 of "The Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield, Illinois, 1975," as amended ("Village Code', the Village has adopted regulations concerning the installation, connection, and operation of water meters serving water system customers within the Village ('Water Meter Regulations'; and WHEREAS, using accurate water meters is essential to accurately track water usage for billing purposes and to comply with the requirements of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources concerning the reduction of unaccounted-for water; and WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the efficient tracking of water usage through the Village's water system, Village staff recommended that the Village Board approve a water meter replacement program that provides for the ongoing replacement of water meters and their component parts ("Water Meter Replacement Program'; and WHEREAS, Village staff further recommended that the Village Board fund the Water Meter Replacement Program by establishing a new water meter replacement fee to be paid by water system customers and included within the Village's Annual Fee Resolution ('Water Meter Replacement Fee's; and WHEREAS, the Village Board has determined that it is appropriate to amend Section 23-17 of the Village Code to establish the Water Meter Replacement Fee, as set forth in this Ordinance (collectively, the "Proposed Amendment'; and WHEREAS, the Village Board has determined that it will serve and be in the best interests of the Village to adopt the Proposed Amendment, as set forth in this Ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE BOARD OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows: SECTION ONE: RECITALS. The foregoing recitals are incorporated into, and made a part of, this Ordinance as findings of the Village Board. SECTION TWO: WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT FEE. Section 23-17, titled "Reading Water Meters; Right of Access; Manual Read Surcharge", of Article 3, titled "Water Meters", of Chapter 23, titled "Water", of the Village Code is hereby amended further as follows: "Sec. 23-17. Reading Water Meters; Right of Access; Manual Read Surcharge; Water Meter Replacement Fee: 1 I s • • I • _ , • •• ,rwmamffm (a) The village manager or his designated representative shall read or cause to be read every meter connected to the municipal water supply at such times as are necessary that bills for water and sewer utility service may be sent out at the proper time. (b) The village manager or his designated representative shall have the right to enter upon, at reasonable hours, properties serviced by the municipal water supply to make meter readings, inspections, repairs and replacements or to enter upon other properties to make investigations should he have cause to believe water is being used in violation of the provisions of this chapter. (c) It is the duty of all customers serviced by the municipal water supply, and of all persons, firms or entities having an ownership or occupancy interest in customer premises that are serviced by the municipal water supply, to cooperate with the village and its representatives, employees, agents and contractors, to provide and permit prompt and efficient access to the customers' premises for delivering utility service to the customer premises, including, but not limited to: 1) inspecting, removing, replacing, repairing and installing water meters; 2) making meter readings or inspections as required. (d) If a customer refuses or fails to allow village officers, employees or contractors access to the customer premises to enter and install a remote read water meter before: 1) September 1, 2015, 2) the date on which water service is first provided to a customer's premises, or 3) the date on which terminated water service to a customer's premises is reinstated, a manual meter reading fee in an amount determined by the annual fee resolution adopted by the corporate authorities of the village shall thereafter be added to the customer's water bill for each and every month, or part thereof, that the customer is receiving the use and benefit of the water supply system until the customer allows the village representatives to enter the premises and install a new or replacement remote read water meter. (e) If customer premises have been constructed or arranged in a fashion to impede or prevent access to the village water meter, or to require that customer premises property be opened, cut, moved, damaged, demolished or destroyed to provide access to the village water meter for repair, replacement, reading or other purposes, customer shall perform such work as may be necessary to provide access to the village water meter at customer's sole expense. If customer fails or refuses to perform such work as may be necessary or required to provide village and its representatives, employees, agents and contractors with reasonable access to the village water meter on the customer premises, the village representative is authorized to perform such necessary work, and will leave the customer premises in a neat and clean condition, excluding any work, repairs or replacements that may be required to restore the premises due to cutting, opening, damaging, moving or demolishing any 100117337 2}Additions are bold and double underlined; customer premises property as was required to provide access to the village water meter. fM A water meter replacement fee in an amount determined by the annual fee resolution adopted by the corporate authorities of the village shall be added_ to the customer's water bill for each and every month, or part thereof, that the customer is receiving the use and benefit of the water supply system which fee is imposed by the Village to facilitate the ongoing maintenance and replacement of water meters and their component parts throughout the Village pursuant to the Villaze's water main replacement program." SECTION THREE: PUBLICATION. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois. SECTION FOUR: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance will be in full force and effect upon the later of (i) its passage and approval by a majority of the members of the Village Board and (ii) January 1, 2021. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] 100117337 2}Additions are bold and double underlined; d-eletions aire stru '' thFough. AYES: Benton, Jester, Oppenheim, Seiden, Shapiro, Struthers NAYS: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None PASSED: December 7, 2020 APPROVED: December 8, 2020 ORDINANCE NO. 0-20-26 / o� Harriet Rosenthal, Mayor ATTES : V" 'v, Kent S. treet, Village dlerk 100117337 2}Additions are bold and double underlined; d ' * are str—ue ' through.