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40 the submission of accounting and engineering data to the County Utilities Director. The County shall giant rates to the Utility which are just, reasonable and coapensatory, which allow the Utility a fair rate of return on its property, systems and additions thereto. Rates • and charges may be amended, upon proper justification by the Utility. other provisions of this ordinance deal with the mechanisms of the setting of rates and charges. The rates to be charg€d can reflect a reasonable rate of return on a rate base that is inclusive of these items. The Utility shall at any time, when requested by a consumsr, make a • i test of the accuracy of any meter; prior, however, to any test being made by the Utility, the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited, i with the Utility by the party westing such test. such stun shall be returned if the test shows the meter to be inaccurate an its delivery. If the meter is inaccurate, the meter will be repaired or changed, and should the meter reading calibrate too high, a billing adjustment will be made for no more than the past six month's actual readings. Whenever it is necessary to shut off or interrupt service for the purpose of making repairs or installations, the Utility shall do so at such times as will cause the least amount of inc:onvc-nience to its consumers and, unless such repairs are unforeseen and immediately necessary, it shall give not less than five (5) days' notice hereof to its consumers for non -,emergencies. i Pursuant to Florida Statute 367.081 "Dates; procedure for fixing and changing," the approved rates for water and sewer ervice within the Citrus utilities, Inc., franchise shall be automatically increased or decreased without hearing, upon verified notice to the County Commission thirty (30) clays prior to its implementation of the increase or decrease that the rates charged by General Development Utilities WDU) have changed. T)w new rates authorized shall reflect the amount of the change of the rates imposed upon Citrus Utilities, Inc., by GDU. Before implementing a change in rates under this subsection, the utility shall file an affirmation under oath as to the accuracy of the figures and calculations upon which the change in rates is based, stating that the change will not cause the utility to exceed the range of its last authorized rate of return. COMMION CHARGE/CAPACITY DF1tiMD FEE Connection charge is $375 per Equivalent Residential Connection (ERC) for water and/or wastewater service. For the purpose of this rate schedule, an MC is equal to 240 gallons per day of water and/or wastewater consumption to be treated. one condominium unit is equal to one ESC. The basis for the connection charges and main extension charges as set forth herein has been structured by the Utility with regard to two major but variable factors; first, the present level of construction 9