CITY OF MAPLE LAKE
WRIGHT COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE MAPLE LAKE CITY CODE
REGARDING WATER METERS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLE LAKE, MINNESOTA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Sub-section 24.02, subdivision 2(F) of the Maple Lake City Code is hereby amended by adding the double-underlined language and deleting the stricken language as follows:
Subd. 2 Meters
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F. Meter Access for Reading, Maintenance, Replacement, and Inspection – Authorized meter readers, including City employees and contractors, shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the City water supply system in order to read, maintain, and replace meters and make inspections. Water meters shall be kept unobstructed and accessible at all such times and a refusal to allow such access shall be considered a violation of this subsection. If after reasonable efforts the City is unable to gain access to a building to read, maintain, replace, or inspect any water meter, irrespective of the reason, the water customer shall be subject to a monthly water meter inaccessibility surcharge to account for the city’s inability to determine usage and properly maintain its water meters and its overall waterworks system. This surcharge shall be established by the City Council by ordinance and included in the City’s Fee Schedule, as authorized pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 444.075 and section 24.01 of this Code.
SECTION 2. The City of Maple Lake Fee Schedule for 2024 is hereby amended by adding the following surcharge for water meter inaccessibility, as established in sub-section 24.02, subdivision 2(F) of the Maple Lake City Code:
Water Meter Inaccessibility Surcharge $300 per month
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect following its adoption and publication in accordance with law.
Adopted by the Maple Lake City Council on this 16th day of January, 2024.
Renee Eckerly
City Administrator
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