§ 110-39. Rates and charges.

(a)

Domestic water service. The rates as established from time to time by the county shall apply to retail customers receiving water service from the county under this article. Bulk rates may be established separately by the county.

(b)

Fire protection purposes and fire hydrant service charge. The rates for water service by fire lines for fire protection purposes, based on the size of the connection, are payable in advance.

(c)

Reimbursement for extra expenses. The customer shall reimburse the county for all extra expenses, such as for special trips, inspections, disconnecting and reconnecting service, additional clerical expenses, etc., incurred by the county because of any delinquent bill or because of the customer's violation of the contract for service or of the county's rules and regulations.

(d)

Reserved.

(e)

Modifications. For the purposes of carrying out the intent of this article, the board of county commissioners shall have the power to fix, alter, change or modify, by ordinance or resolution, rates, commitment fees, connection charges, impact fees and other charges for the use of any water services furnished or to be furnished by the water facilities created, established or required by the county. No rate, fee or charge fixed by ordinance shall be modified except by ordinance. However, such rates, commitment fees, connection charges and other fees and charges shall not be fixed until after public hearing with all the users and owners, tenants and occupants of the property served or to be served and all others interested having the opportunity to be heard concerning the rates, fees and charges. Notice of such public hearing setting forth a schedule of rates, fees and charges to be considered by the board of county commissioners shall be authorized by the board of county commissioners and shall be given one publication in a newspaper published in the county at least ten days before the date fixed for the hearing. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. After such hearing, such a schedule, either as considered after publication, or as modified or amended, shall be adopted by resolution and put into effect. Those rates, commitment fees, impact fees, connection fees and other fees and charges in effect at the time of adoption of the ordinance from which this article derives shall remain in effect until subsequently modified as provided in this section. Furthermore, any modifications of rates as contemplated under this section may be accomplished simultaneously with and in conjunction with any modification to wastewater rates, commitment fees, connection charges, impact fees or other rates and charges.

(Code 1970, § 26-80.1; Ord. No. 87-09, § 11, 3-24-87; Ord. No. 06-28, 9-11-06)