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CHAIRMAN WODTKE WANTED TO KNOW IF THE CONNECTION CHARGES <br />HAVE TO BE IN THE ORDINANCE OR WHETHER THEY CAN BE SET UP BY RESOLUTION. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS REPLIED THAT THE CONNECTION CHARGES DO NOT <br />HAVE TO BE IN THE ORDINANCE, BUT THE, BOARD DOES HAVE TO.ESTABLISH RULES <br />AND REGULATIONS. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT WE ARE BOUND TO THE COMMITMENTS <br />THAT WE HAVE MADE, AND THERE WON `T BE ANY NEW CONNECTIONS MADE UNTIL WE <br />HAVE A DEFINITE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY ON MAKING MORE WATER AVAILABLE. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED ON THE TURN -ON SERVICE, NOTING <br />THAT WHEN A CUSTOMER GOES AWAY FOR JUST A FEW MONTHS, THE $1.00 CHARGE <br />IS NOT REALISTIC, BUT HE HAD FELT IT WAS STATED THAT WE WERE NOT GOING <br />TO CHANGE THESE THINGS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE NOT CHANGING THE <br />RATES, JUST THE CONNECTION FEE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THE MINUTES WILL REFLECT THAT WE DID <br />DISCUSS CONNECTION CHARGES SEPARATELY BUT AGREED THE ACTUAL RATES WILL <br />STAY THE SAME. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMMISSION <br />ADDRESS THE WHOLE UTILITY- RATE SYSTEM AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR BECAUSE <br />HE FELT A RATE INCREASE IS IN ORDER, BUT RECOMMENDED THAT THE $20.00 <br />TURN -ON FEE BE LEFT IN THE ORDINANCE AT THIS TIME. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY ONE PRESENT WHO WISHED <br />TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ORDINANCE. THERE WERE NONE. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. <br />ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON ASKED WHETHER THIS TURN -ON FEE <br />WOULD ALSO MEAN "TURN-OFF,". AND AFTER'DISCUSSION IT WAS DECIDED TO <br />LEAVE IT JUST "TURN -ON" SERVICE. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />$IEBERT, THE .BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED ORDINANCE 78-45 CHANGING THE <br />Y ti <br />CHARGE FOR TURN -ON SERVICE FROM $1 TO $20. <br />48 <br />