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THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECESSED AT <br />12:10 O'CLOCK P.M. FOR LUNCH AND RECONVENED AT 1:45 O'CLOCK P.M. <br />WITH ALL THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT EXCEPT COMMISSIONER WODTKE WHO <br />WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE AFTERNOON SESSION DUE TO ILLNESS IN HIS <br />FAMILY. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS HAD A QUESTION ON ORDINANCE 80-13, WHICH <br />IS TO BE EFFECTIVE AS OF JUNE IST AND COPY OF WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN <br />THE PACKET OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. THIS <br />ORDINANCE PROMULGATES THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR USE OF COUNTY WATER <br />AND SEWER SERVICES. HE FELT THE LANGUAGE ON PAGE 3 IN THE PARAGRAPH <br />ENTITLED "METER CALIBRATION" DID NOT CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE CHARGES. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT AS HE READ IT, THERE IS NO <br />CHARGE IF THE METER IS FAULTY, BUT IF IT IS FOUND TO BE WORKING ACCU- <br />RATELY, THEN THERE IS A $10.00 CHARGE: COMMISSIONER LYONS POINTED <br />OUT THAT THIS CHARGE IS ONLY MADE PROVIDED THE METER HAS NOT BEEN <br />TESTED IN THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD. <br />UTILITY DIRECTOR LINER AGREED THAT IF THE METER HAS NOT <br />BEEN CALIBRATED WITHIN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS, THEN IT IS DONE FREE - <br />AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT, IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE THE <br />RESPONSIBILITY OF CALIBRATING THE METER AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED ON HOW TO CLARIFY THIS PARAGRAPH, <br />AND ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE WOULD REWORD IT IN LINE WITH <br />THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IF THE METER HAS BEEN <br />TESTED WITHIN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS, THERE SHALL BE A $10.00 NON- <br />REFUNDABLE SERVICE CHARGE. <br />ORDINANCE 80-13 IS HEREBY MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES AS <br />ADOPTED AT THE MEETING OF APRIL 23, 1980, WITH THE CLARIFICATION <br />DISCUSSED ABOVE. <br />1f <br />AT <br />MAY 71980 aoaK 43 PAu 453 <br />