Baltimore City Council
File #: 11-0685    Version: 0 Name: Water - Required Meter Readings
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 4/11/2011 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 5/26/2011
Enactment #: 11-455
Title: Water - Required Meter Readings FOR the purpose of ensuring that actual rather than estimated water meter readings are made; requiring that actual rather than estimated water meter readings are used for residential billing purposes; and generally relating to water meter readings and billing.
Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, Carl Stokes, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger, Belinda Conaway, Bill Henry, Rochelle Spector
Indexes: Meter Reading, Water
Attachments: 1. 11-0685 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Law - 11-0685.pdf, 3. Public Works - 11-0685.pdf, 4. HCD - 11-0685.pdf, 5. Finance - 11-0685.pdf, 6. 11-0685 - 3rd Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
 
      * WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
      THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
      INTRODUCTORY*
 
      CITY OF BALTIMORE
      COUNCIL BILL           
                                                                                                                                                            
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
                                                                                                                                                            
 
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Water - Required Meter Readings
 
FOR the purpose of ensuring that actual rather than estimated water meter readings are made; requiring that actual rather than estimated water meter readings are used for residential billing purposes; and generally relating to water meter readings and billing.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
  Article 24 - Water
  Section(s) 1-2(b)
  Baltimore City Code
   (Edition 2000)
 
  SECTION 1.  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
 
      Baltimore City Code
 
      Article 24.  Water
 
      Subtitle 1.  Director of Public Works
 
ยง  12.  Rates and charges.
 
  (b)  Meter readings.
 
The Director of Public Works [shall be responsible for having] MUST ENSURE THAT:
 
(1)      every consumer's accessible water meter IS actively read and the ACTUAL reading accurately recorded 4 times during each calendar year; AND
 
(2)      NO WATER BILL BASED ON AN ESTIMATED RATHER THAN ACTUAL READING IS SENT TO ANY RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER.
 
 
 
 
  SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
 
  SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
 
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