[R.O. 2013 § 700.070; Ord. No.
61 § 2; Ord. No. 68-12; Ord. No. 07-12 § 1, 3-26-2007; Ord. No. 11-02 § 2, 1-24-2011]
A.
Amount Of State Fee. The charge assessed against each customer of
the City utility as established by the State is determined on the
basis of meter size as stated below. The City shall use its records
to determine the initial fee which, unless challenged within thirty
(30) days after the date the fee becomes delinquent, shall be conclusively
presumed to be accurate:
1.
For customers with a meter of one (1) inch or smaller: three
dollars ($3.00)/year.
2.
Meter size greater than one (1) but less than or equal to two
(2) inches: seven dollars and forty-four cents ($7.44)/year.
3.
Meter size greater than two (2) but less than or equal to four
(4) inches: forty-one dollars and sixteen cents ($41.16)/year.
4.
Meter size greater than four (4) inches: eighty-two dollars
and forty-four cents ($82.44)/year.
[R.O. 2013 § 700.075; Ord. No.
06-19 § 1, 4-24-2006; Ord. No. 13-11 § 1, 2-11-2013]
A.
All persons requesting utility service from the City shall be required
to complete an application for service for each service location requested.
All applications for service shall be made on the City's standard
form of contract.
B.
The application for residential service shall disclose the names
of all adults residing at the location where service is requested
and all such adults shall be required to sign the application and
be deemed to be a customer on the account. Failure to disclose the
names of all persons using the requested service shall be a violation
of this Section and constitute a basis for the City to terminate service
in addition to any other remedies that may be available to the City
for an ordinance violation. In the event that any one (1) of the occupants
of the service location owes a delinquent utility bill to the City,
then the City may give written notice of termination of services and
terminate all City utility services until the occupant's bill
is paid in full.
C.
The property owner, or his/her legal representative, of leased residential premises shall disclose, in writing on a form provided by the City, the legal names and all known aliases of all adult tenants with which such owner has leased the premises before utility services shall be provided. Failure to disclose the names of all adult tenants as required by this Section shall be punishable in accordance with Section 100.220 of the Code.
D.
All applications for electric services shall specify the number of
lights, motors or electrical appliances which are to be used, as near
as is reasonably possible, and the time when the consumer desires
the use of current to commence (which in no case shall be later than
at the actual date of the installation of the lights, motors or apparatus
and the connection thereof with the City distribution system). All
such applications shall be filed with the Electric Department Supervisor
and made a part of the records of the City.
[Ord. No. 17-16 § 1, 5-22-2017]
E.
In the event the service required is out of the ordinary, the rates
and tariffs shall be subject to a special agreement which shall set
forth in detail all particulars.
F.
The City will accept applications for service where standard conditions
apply and where service can be supplied from existing lines or extensions
thereof as provided in this Title VII. All applications for service
shall be subject to these ordinances and the City's rules and
regulations.
[Ord. No. 17-16 § 2, 5-22-2017]
The City reserves the right to change at any time, by ordinance
or resolution, the rules and regulations and the rates charged for
the use of electric current, and the right to shut off the electric
current in any portion of its distribution system for the purpose
of making improvements, alterations or repairs. The City shall not
be liable for any suspension of electric current to any consumer.
Every consumer of electric current, by accepting current from the
City, shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Code and
other City ordinances pertaining to electricity use.
[R.O. 2013 § 700.080; Code 1952, Ch. 3, Art. 10,
§ 28; Ord. No. 3; Ord. No. 76-5 § 1; Ord. No. 80-3 § 1; Ord.
No. 87-5 § 1, 3-23-1987; Ord. No. 87-8 § 1, 7-13-1987; Ord. No. 06-19 § 2, 4-24-2006; Ord. No. 11-06 § 1, 2-14-2011; Ord. No. 13-11 § 2, 2-11-2013; Ord. No. 14-51 § 1, 11-24-2014; Ord. No. 20-15, 5-26-2020]
A.
The City shall require a deposit for security from all customers
of electric power, water or sewer service, or those who were disconnected
for violation of rules or non-payment of any prior account at which
the applicant was a user of the City utility service as follows:
1.
For general residential utility service, an amount equal to service bills for two (2) months based on an average of the previous twelve (12) months, but not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00). "Residential utility service" shall be defined as set forth in Section 705.010(H). For any residential structure without an established twelve-month history, the minimum deposit for water service only is one hundred dollars ($100.00); the minimum deposit for electric service only is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00); the minimum deposit for electric power, water and sewer service shall be two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00);
a.
Residential utility service applicants that have been City utility
service customers during the previous five-year period and have a
record of timely payments for at least twelve (12) consecutive months
may have the required security deposit reduced by no more than fifty
percent (50%) at the discretion of the City Administrator or his/her
designee.
b.
Residential utility service applicants that have no prior history
as City utility service customers during the previous five (5) years
may request and consent to a credit check by the City. If that credit
check indicates the applicant is a good risk in the sole discretion
of the City Administrator or his/her designee, the required security
deposit may be reduced by no more than fifty percent (50%). There
shall be a one-time credit check fee of ten dollars ($10.00) or equal
to the out-of-pocket cost to the City for the credit report, whichever
is greater.
2.
For general commercial customers, the customer must meet one
(1) of the following provisions:
3.
For industrial or large commercial customers, the customer must
meet one (1) of the following provisions:
B.
The City will, upon discontinuance of service, refund such deposit
upon surrender of receipt therefor and upon payment in full of all
amounts due the City from the customer. Such deposit may be applied
by the City to pay any delinquent account of the customer and service
may, on five (5) days' notice, be discontinued if the deposit
is not restored to the proper amount, when part or all has been applied
to the delinquent account. Deposits are not transferable and will
be refunded only to or on the order of the original depositor and
the surrender of the original receipt therefor.
[Ord. No. 17-16 § 3, 5-22-2017]
No person shall use any electric current from the City electric
distribution system until he/she shall have fully paid all charges
due the City for electricity, the installation of wires and equipment,
and for all necessary work done and materials furnished in connection
therewith as shown by the itemized statement of the Electric Department
Supervisor, together with the deposit on the meter through which his/her
current is to be measured.
[R.O. 2013 § 700.085; Ord. No.
04-76 § 1, 12-27-2004; Ord. No. 12-51 § 1, 12-10-2012]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring a water or sewer tap shall
make application on a form provided by the City.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation requesting a water or sewer connection
shall pay a water and sewer connection fee in accordance with the
following schedule in addition to the actual cost to the City for
materials, labor, engineering and legal fees, including, but not limited
to, boring, street cut and repair, excavation and equipment usage
costs:
1.
For each residential water tap up to one (1) inch line: fifty
dollars ($50.00) connect fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection
fee. Any tap over one (1) inch line and up to two (2) inch line: one
hundred dollars ($100.00) connect fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00)
inspection fee.
2.
For each residential sewer tap for a line up to four (4) inches:
fifty dollars ($50.00) connect fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection
fee. For a sewer tap for a line up to six (6) inches: one hundred
dollars ($100.00) connect fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection
fee.
3.
For any commercial water line tap: one hundred dollars ($100.00)
connect fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection fee.
4.
For any commercial sewer line tap: one hundred dollars ($100.00)
connect fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection fee.
5.
For any multifamily dwelling with individual metering and a
tap for a line up to one (1) inch: fifty dollars ($50.00) connect
fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection fee, plus fifty dollars
($50.00) per dwelling unit. Any tap for a line over one (1) inch up
to two (2) inches: one hundred dollars ($100.00) connect fee, plus
twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection fee, plus fifty dollars ($50.00)
per dwelling unit.
6.
For any multifamily dwelling with a single water meter tap for
a line two (2) inches and over: two hundred dollars ($200.00) connect
fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection fee, plus fifty dollars
($50.00) per dwelling unit.
[Ord. No. 18-20, 8-13-2018]
7.
For any multifamily dwelling sewer tap: one hundred dollars
($100.00) connect fee, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) inspection fee,
plus fifty dollars ($50.00) per dwelling unit.
[R.O. 2013 § 700.090; Ord. No.
83]
Signs shall be erected at both ends of the dam now constructed
across Little St. Francois River on the territory owned by the City,
wherein the City water impounding dam stands, in fractional Sections
5 and 6, in Survey 3086, Township 33 north, Range 7 east, of Madison
County, and all persons on such grounds shall observe such signs and
the rules printed thereon, which shall read as follows:
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WARNING — DANGER
"Positively keep off top of dam."
"No swimming allowed in lake."
"No hunting or firearms permitted in this City Park area."
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1.
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No boats allowed within one hundred (100) feet of dam.
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2.
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No duck hunting allowed west of railroad tracks.
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3.
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No duck blinds allowed without a permit, and all duck blinds
erected must be removed within thirty (30) days after close of season.
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4.
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No outboard motors over three (3) horsepower allowed on lake.
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5.
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Canoes, sailboats, rubber boats and other boats less than ten
(10) feet long not approved.
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6.
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Defective or unsafe boats not allowed on lake.
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7.
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Unsafe overloading of boats not allowed.
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8.
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Speeding or racing of motor driven boats not permitted.
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9.
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Speed limit is six (6) miles per hour, and all boats must be
driven in a safe, prudent manner that will not interfere with other
boats or fishermen on lake or along shoreline.
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10.
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Rental of boats for hire not permitted without written authority
from City.
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11.
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No boat shall be operated by any person while intoxicated.
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12.
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No dumping or throwing of trash, empty beer cans, bottles, etc.,
in lake or on park grounds; they must be placed in containers provided
for same.
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13.
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Use of ovens, and grounds for camping during more than one (1)
night is prohibited until such time as proper space might be arranged
and adequate sanitation facilities provided. Present conditions will
not permit prolonged camping on lake property.
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[R.O. 2013 § 700.100; Ord. No.
07-60 § 1, 11-13-2007]
The City of Fredericktown will not supply any City-owned utility
(electric, water, sewer or trash) outside City limits to any new locations,
except for those under the separate existing agreements with Cobalt
Village and Junction City during the term of their contracts.
[Ord. No. 17-16 § 4, 5-22-2017]
Upon presentation of proper credentials, City utility personnel
are hereby authorized to enter upon any premises in the City for the
purpose of performing their duties or making any inspections necessary
to ensure compliance with the provisions of State law and this Code
pertaining to utilities. No entry shall be made except upon authorization
of the occupant of the premises or by due process of law.
