City of Baltimore - File #: 16-0704

• File #: 16-0704
• Version: 0
• Name: Water, Sewer, and Stormwater-Remediation Charges - Billings and Collections
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 7/18/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/29/2016
• Enactment #: 16-523
• Title: Water, Sewer, and Stormwater-Remediation Charges - Billings and Collections For the purpose of providing that water charges, sewer charges, and stormwater-remediation charges be assessed, billed, due, and payable on a monthly basis; deleting certain obsolete or obsolescent references; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain related provisions; providing for special effective dates; and generally relating to billings for and collections of water, sewer, and stormwater-remediation charges and all increases, interest, and penalties on those charges.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Collection, Remediation Fees, Sewer, Stormwater, Water

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/12/2016	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
8/15/2016	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
8/15/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
8/8/2016	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
7/21/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
7/21/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
7/21/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
7/19/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
7/18/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
7/18/2016	0	City Council	Assigned
7/18/2016	0	City Council	Introduced

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Public Works Department)

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Water, Sewer, and Stormwater-Remediation Charges - Billings and Collections
For the purpose of providing that water charges, sewer charges, and stormwater-remediation charges be assessed, billed, due, and payable on a monthly basis; deleting certain obsolete or obsolescent references; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain related provisions; providing for special effective dates; and generally relating to billings for and collections of water, sewer, and stormwater-remediation charges and all increases, interest, and penalties on those charges.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 24 - Water
Sections 1-2(b) and (c), 2-1, 2-3(b) and (d), 4-2(b) and (c), and 4-5
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing
Article 24 - Water
Sections 4-1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 25 - Sewers
Sections 13-1(a) and (b)(3), 13-2, 13-10, and 14-8
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 27 - Stormwater Remediation Fees
Sections 3-4 and 3-7(a)
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

§ 1-2. Rates and charges.

(b) Meter readings.

The Director of Public Works 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] at least once a month; and

(2) no water bill based on an estim...