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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinances-1969-63 s . i 4 ' Form FHA Iowa 442-28 r (2-14-66) RULES AND REGULATION ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 63 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE RULES, REGULATIONS • AND CONDITIONS OF 'SERVICE OF THE. TOWN OF TIFFIJT TOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, MUNICIPAL • WATERWORKS SYSTEM. WHEREAS; The Town of Tiffin, = Johnson County, Iowa, hereinafter called- municipality, has undertaken to construct a municipal waterworks system; and WHEREAS, the municipality is financing the� and system pursuant to Bond Ordinance N xxxxxxx has adopted . schedule of rates and charges by Ordinance No. 62. NOW, THEREFORE, be-it ordained by the 'Mayor and ,town council of Tiffin Tohnson County, Iowa', as follows: 1. Property owner or` his agent, hereinafter}called customer, must make written application for water service at the Clerk's office of the municipality; and said application including service received there- - under is unassignable by the customer. 2. All taps and connections to the mains of the municipality shall, be made by and/or under the direction and supervision of waterworks personnel. +° 3. The municipality;shall install and maintain at its expense that portion of the service from the main to -the lot or easement line, in- . cluding the necessary tap, fittings, and shut-off valve;• and .the customer shall install and maintain at its expense that portion of the service from said lot or easement line to his premises, including a stop and waste cock at the end of the house side of his, service. The minimum earth cover of the customer's service shall be five (5) feet. The company shall determine the size and kind of service to be installed. 4. Application may be cancelled and/or water service discontinued by, the municipality for any violation of any rule, regulation or condition of service, and especially for any of the following reasons: I (a) Misrepresentation in the application as to the property or ' fixtures -to be supplied or use to be made of water. (b) Failure to report to the municipality addition to the property or fixtures to the supplies or.additional use to be made of water. A Form FHA Iowa 442-28 3 ., (2-14-66) customer to the municipality have been paid. 9. The municipality reserves the right to request a nominal sum be placed on deposit with the municipalitytfor purpose of establishing or maintaining any customer's credit. 10. All meters shall be installed, maintained and renewed by and at the expense of the municipality, and the municipality reserves the right to determine the size and type of meter used. 11. Upon the written request of any customer, the meter serving said customer shall be tested by the municipality. Such test will be made without charge to the customer if the meter has not been tested within twelve (12) months preceding the requested test; otherwise a charge of two dollars ($2.00) will be made and then only if the test indicates meter accuracy within the limits of 2%. 12. Where a meter has ceased to register, or meter reading could not be obtained, the quantity of water consumed for billing purpose will be based upon an average of the prior six (6) months consumption, and the conditions of water service prevailing during the period in which the meter failed to register. 13. Water for building or construction `purposes will be furnished by meter measurement, only after suitable deposit has been made, the mini- mum deposit being ten dollars ($10.00) ; and the amount to be determined . by the municipality depending upon the size of the construction work contemplated; and all water for building or construction purposes, as set forth in the permit, must pass through one and the same meter. { Water so supplied shall be discharged through a hose or pipe directly upon material to be wet, or into a barrel or other container, and in no case upon the ground or into or through a ditch or trench and all use of water by other than applicant or use of water for any purpose or upon any premises not so stated or described in the application must be prevented by the applicant, or water service may be discontinued without notice. • 14. The municipality shall make all reasonable efforts to eliminate interruption of service, and when such interruptions occur will endeavor to re-establish service with the shortest possible delay. Whenever the service is interrupted for the purpose of working on the distribution system or the station equipment, all consumers affected by such interruption will be notified in advance whenever it is possible to do so. ; 15. The municipality shall in no event be held responsible for claim made against it by reason,of the breaking of any mains or service pipe, or by reason of any ,other interruption of the supply of water caused • 1 a 5 Form FHA Iowa 442-28 (2-14-66) 24. The municipality will construct extensions to its water lines to points within its service area but the municipality shall not be required to make such installations unless the "customer pays to the municipality the entire cost of the installation. All line extensions shall be evidenced by a contract signed by the municipality and the person advancing funds for said extension, but each contract shall be null- and void unless approved by the Farmers Home Administration and other governing bodies. If refund of the advance is to be maeolowilgsmethodeshall apply: 20% of the total gross revenue of water each service connected to the new extension described in the agreement, for a period not to exceed five years, provided that the aggregate payments do not exceed the total amount deposited. No refund shall be made from any revenue received from any lines leading up to or beyond the particular line extension covered by contract. All decisions in connection with the manner of installation of any extension and maintenance thereof shall remain in the exclusive control of the municipality and; such ,extension shall be the property of the municipality and no other person shall have any right, title or interest therein. 25. The municipality may refuse service to persons, not presently a customer, when in the opinion of the municipality the capacity of' the facilities will not permit such service. 26. These rules may be changed or amended. ' 27. Complaints may be made to the operator othe system and may be appealed to the town council within ten ('10) days. 28. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and posting as required by law. j Passed by the Town Council of Tiffin ., Iowa, this /a day of December, , 19 69. I (/2„,e-ei Mayor Attest: � - (SEAL) I, Kandy Kobold, being first°duly sworn, do hereby depose and certify that I am the duly appointed, qualified and acting Town Clerk of the Town of Tiffin, in Johnson County, Iowa, and that as such Clerk I caused Ordinance No. 63, a tru , correct and complete copy of which is attached hereto, to be posted on the ` day of December, 1969, in the following public places in said Town. 1. Tiffin Locker 2. Copper Kettle Store 3. United States Post Office I do further certify that there is no newspaper published in said Town. l WITNESS my hand and Seal of said Town hereto affixed at Tiffin, Iowa, this /"' day of December, 1969. /x?".2 c C Town Crlerk (SEAL) STATE OF IOWA ) ss. COUNTY OF JOHNSON ) Subscribed and sworn to before me this V day of December, 1969. Notary Public in and for said County My Commission expires July 4, 1972. • wgiv- TIFFIN, IOWA 63 December 1 , 1969 The Town Council of the Town of Tiffin, Iowa, met at special session at the Town Hall, in said Town, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The meeting was called to order and there were present, C. E. "Bill" Bream, Mayor, in the Chair, and the following named Councilmen: T. Spivey, Fred Moore, Ned Allen and Dale Flansburg were present. Glenn Potter was absent. The Council took up for consideration and caused to be read in full Ordinance No. 63 entitled "An Ordinance Providing for the Rules, Regulations and Conditions of Service of the Town of Tiffin, Johnson County, Iowa, • Municipal Waterworks System" . It was moved by Councilman Flansburg that the rules requiring ordinances to be read in full for three separate days be suspended and that said Ordinance be now placed in its final adoption. This motion was seconded by Councilman Spivey whereupon the Mayor put the question on a motion and the roll being called, the following voted: Aye - Allen, Flansburg, Spivey, Moore. Nay - None Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and said Ordinance was placed on its final adoption. Councilman Allen moved that said ordinance be adopted and this was sedonded by Councilman Spivey and after due consideration thereof by the Council, the Mayor put the question on a motion for the passage and adoption of said Ordinance; the roll being called, the following voted: Aye - Spivey, Allen, Moore, Flansburg. Nay - None. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance duly passed and adopted and signed his approval thereto. eF ATTEST: Mayor C. E. "Bill" Bream Town6Clerk Kandy Kobold