[Adopted 12-28-1999 by Bill No. 99-118 (Art. 33 of the 1990
Bylaws)]
Any person violating this article shall be liable to the City in the amount as provided in §
1-2 of this Code, which shall inure to the City. Fines shall be recovered by or on complaint before the District Court or by noncriminal disposition in accordance with MGL c. 40, § 21D and Chapter
1, Article
I, of this Code. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 8-8-2000 by Bill No. 2000-145]
The Town of Amesbury hereby accepts the provisions of MGL c.
40, § 39J and for the purposes of water conservation, water
resource management, water resource planning and comprehensive financial
management adopts a pricing system which includes the costs of the
provision of water and sewer services to the residents and industrial
and commercial users of Amesbury receiving said services.
The definition of "costs" as used in this article shall include,
but not be limited to, costs of pipe and related appurtenances, replacement
stock for water and sewer, costs relating to the replacement and repair
thereof, including street work, maintenance of all equipment and related
appurtenances necessary for the provision of water or the removal
of wastewater services, all costs relating to the metering of water,
all related costs of police and fire protection, all administrative
costs relating to the collection of said water and sewer fees, all
costs of chemicals relating to the treatment of water and wastewater,
all costs relating to the personnel of the departments, as well as
any long-term planning costs for the continued provision of said services,
and any costs of land acquisition relating to long-range planning
and future water supply development or wastewater treatment facilities.
Any such adjustments or changes to the rate structure shall
be made only after a public hearing, which shall be held by the Mayor,
Chief Financial Officer or Director of Public Works. Notice of such
public hearing shall be published in at least one newspaper of general
circulation in the City not less than 15 days before such hearing
and otherwise as required by Open Meeting Law and the Charter and laws of Amesbury. Such notice shall
include a statement of the current rate structures and the proposed
changes to the rate structures. Such notice may also include announcements
which are inserted into billing statements, but such announcements
shall be in addition to, and not as a substitute for, notice by publication
and posting as provided above.