1665 - Resolution - Faulty Water Meter PolicyRESOLUTION NO. 1665 1/
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING A FAULTY WATER METER POLICY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE THE
FOLLOWING:
THAT: The City of Port Orchard will adjust an individual water bill
in the following circumstances:
When the City staff suspects a water meter's digital counter failed
and shows an extraordinary high water consumption. The City Treasurer may
disregard the high water consumption for that one specific billing period
provided upon the following:
I. The Public Works Department investigates the meter
and determines that it is accurately measuring
water consumption.
2. There is no visiblQ and obvious indication that
there was high water consumption in the last
billing period.
3. There is no record of periodic high water
consumption for this particular account.
4. The water meter is relatively new, typically less
than one year in service.
5. The Public Works Department concurs that the
digital counter may have malfunctioned.
The City Treasurer may adjust the water bill for this one billing
period based on historical estimates of water consumption for similar types of
accounts.
If the water customer does not agree with the decisions of the City
staff, the customer may appeal the City staff decision to the City Council.
PASSED by the City Council
the Mayor and attested by the Clerk
28th day of March, 1994.
ATTEST:•'2
Patricia Parks, City Clerk
of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by
in authentication of such passage this
/,J0HN CLAUSON, MAYOR PRO-TEM
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