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City of Bolivar, MO
Polk County
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Editor's Note: Former Sections 710.010, Classification Of Water Users; 710.015, Exceptions To Section 710.010; 710.020, User Defined; 710.025, Provisions For Installation Of Meters; 710.030, Metered Water Rates; 710.035, Rates For Flat Rate Water Users; 710.036, Water Pollution Permit Fee; 710.037, Drinking Water Primacy Fee; 710.040, Definition Of Fixture; 710.045, User's Responsibility To Provide Accurate Fixture Count; 710.050, Sewer Rates; 710.051, Procedures And Rates For Septic Tank Motor Home And Travel Trailer Wastewater Dumping; 710.052, Other Rates And Fees; 710.055, Water And Sewer Rental Fees Payable And Delinquent — When; 710.060, Owner And Occupant Of Commercial Building, Rent Houses, Multi-Family Units And Mobile Home Spaces Jointly And Severally Liable For Charges — Duty To Report Vacancies And Reoccupancies — Special Water And Sewer Rates For Failure To Notify City Of Reoccupancies — Special Provisions Relating To Outdoor Sprinkler Or Irrigation Systems; and 710.065, Deposit Required For Commencement Of Water And Sewer Services — When, were repealed 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 3809. Prior histories include: for Section 710.010 R.O. 2009 § 710.010, R.O. 2007 § 710.010, and Ord. No. 1760; for Section 710.015 R.O. 2009 § 710.015, R.O. 2007 § 710.015, Ord. No. 1222, Ord. No. 1289, Ord. No. 1318, Ord. No. 2311 and Ord. No. 2788; for Section 710.020 R.O. 2009 § 710.020, R.O. 2007 § 710.020, and Ord. No. 1222; for Section 710.025 R.O. 2009 § 710.025 and R.O. 2007 § 710.025; for Section 710.030 R.O. 2009 § 710.030, R.O. 2007 § 710.030, Ord. No. 2349, Ord. No. 2519, Ord. No. 2588, Ord. No. 2653, Ord. No. 2665, Ord. No. 3485 and Ord. No. 3583; for Section 710.035 R.O. 2009 § 710.035, R.O. 2007 § 710.035, Ord. No. 2519, Ord. No. 2653 and Ord. No. 3487; for Section 710.036 R.O. 2009 § 710.036, R.O. 2007 § 710.036, Ord. No. 2213, Ord. No. 2235 and Ord. No. 3448; for Section 710.037 R.O. 2009 § 710.037, R.O. 2007 § 710.037, Ord. No. 2212, Ord. No. 2236 and Ord. No. 3449; for Section 710.040 R.O. 2009 § 710.040 and R.O. 2007 § 710.040; for Section 710.045 R.O. 2009 § 710.045 and R.O. 2007 § 710.045; for Section 710.050 R.O. 2009 § 710.050, R.O. 2007 § 710.050, Ord. No. 2303, Ord. No. 2312, Ord. No. 2654, Ord. No. 3071, Ord. No. 3486, Ord. No. 3584 and Ord. No. 3466; for Section 710.051 R.O. 2009 § 710.051, R.O. 2007 § 710.051, Ord. No. 1416 and Ord. No. 2992; for Section 710.052 R.O. 2009 § 710.052, R.O. 2007 § 710.052 and Ord. No. 2727; Section 710.055 R.O. 2009 § 710.055, R.O. 2007 § 710.055, Ord. No. 1979-A, Ord. No. 2770, Ord. No. 2981 and Ord. No. 3323; for Section 710.060 R.O. 2009 § 710.060, R.O. 2007 § 710.060, Ord. No. 1222, Ord. No. 1289, Ord. No. 2788 and Ord. No. 2847; and for Section 710.065 R.O. 2009 § 710.065, R.O. 2007 § 710.065, Ord. No. 2002, Ord. No. 2727 and Ord. No. 2848.
[R.O. 2009 § 710.070; R.O. 2007 § 710.070; Ord. No. 1209 § 2, 5-27-1992; Ord. No. 3809, 12-13-2022]
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere or to attempt to interfere with any employee or agent of the City of Bolivar while making any connection to water or sewer mains or disconnecting the service of any water or sewer customer or performing any other duty or exercising any right under Chapters 700 to 740 of this Code. It shall further be unlawful for any person to tamper or attempt to tamper with any metering facilities which measure water usage by any customer of the water distribution system. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by Section 100.220 of the Bolivar Municipal Code, as now in effect or as may hereafter be amended from time to time.
[R.O. 2009 § 710.075; R.O. 2007 § 710.075; Ord. No. 1222 § 7, 8-13-1992; Ord. No. 3809, 12-13-2022]
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The owner or other occupant of all property which has metering facilities located other than at the public right-of-way shall allow access to the meter during normal business days and hours by authorized agents and employees of Liberty Utilities (Missouri Water), LLC, or its successor(s) in interest for the purposes of:
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Testing the meter to determine that it is in proper working condition;
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Repairing or installing metering facilities;
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Reading the meter; or
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Performing any other service which is necessary or appropriate to protect the water or sewer system to ensure that all facilities are in proper working condition or to determine the amount or quantity of use of such services for billing or other purposes relating to the operation of the water and sewer systems.
No agent nor employee of Liberty Utilities (Missouri Water), LLC, or its successor(s) in interest, shall be liable for trespass or other criminal action for entering the property of others in the official conduct of his/her duties consistent with the provisions of this Section. Any person that unlawfully denies access to metering facilities to an authorized agent or employee of Liberty Utilities (Missouri Water), LLC, or its successor(s) in interest shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by Section 100.220 of the Bolivar Municipal Code, as now in effect or as may hereafter be amended from time to time.