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� � r <br />basis. We only build based on the capacity people want and <br />request. <br />Commissioner Scurlock posed the following hypothetical <br />question: I am up in Roseland; I haven't reserved capacity; my <br />neighborhood hasn't petitioned for the service, we don't want it. <br />Are you going to come out there and make me hook up? And Director <br />Pinto stated, "No." <br />Commissioner Scurlock then asked for and received affirmation <br />from the other Commissioners and the Chairman that Indian River <br />County has not ever had the policy of mandating people to hook up <br />willy nilly. Our intent is and our future procedures, the same as <br />our past, will be that only those who have reserved capacity in the <br />system or have contractually entered into an agreement with the <br />County requiring connection will be forced to connect. <br />Ms. Jettinghoff mentioned one other area of concern brought <br />out at the workshops was the turnoff time after notification. The <br />original recommendation was 15 days; it then increased to 20 days <br />but now it is 30 days; and Director Pinto explained the reason is <br />that a lot of our residents are out-of-town residents and it gives <br />an opportunity to get the proper notification through the mail. <br />Ms. Jettinghoff stated another concern raised at the workshop <br />was the automatic rate increase which would take effect if the <br />Water Management District declares an emergency and issues an order <br />to reduce consumption. This is necessary because if water <br />consumption is reduced by 200, our revenue also drops 20%; <br />therefore, you build an automatic rate increase into the system to <br />cover the lost revenue. <br />Commissioner Scurlock stated he would not want any rate to be <br />imposed on the citizens without a public hearing. <br />Director Pinto suggested we leave the provision in the <br />ordinance but with the implementation requiring a vote of the Board <br />of County Commissioners. <br />County Attorney Vitunac at this point advised the audience <br />that state law does require mandatory hookup when the line is in <br />front of a house and there is capacity available; so, if it weren't <br />for the County Utility's policy of building a plant only for those <br />people who paid in advance for the reserve capacity, there would be <br />mandatory hookup for people who do not want to connect to the <br />system. Because this County built the plant only for those who <br />paid in advance, however, there is no capacity available, even when <br />the line comes right in front of your house, and, therefore, there <br />is no forced, mandatory connection in this County. This is a very <br />unusual county. <br />35 <br />MAR 12 1991 PooK b E,j c <br />