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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
§ 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.
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