[Amended 6-20-2018 by Order No. FY 18-092]
The Mayor shall annually set the current water usage rates.
The rate shall be based on 100 cubic feet of water usage and be uniform
for all accounts. The fee so charged shall be established by the Mayor
and shall be such as to produce revenues commensurate with the estimated
annual cost of operating and maintaining all water delivery and treatment
works. Any increase in the rate exceeding 10% in a single year shall
require approval of the Greenfield City Council. Any increase in the
rate exceeding 15% in a single year shall require approval of 2/3
of the Greenfield City Council. Any increase in the rate exceeding
25% in a single year shall require approval of 9/10 of the Greenfield
City Council. Should the Council not approve proposed increases, the
Mayor shall immediately cut operations and capital spending so that
the rate remains commensurate with the estimated annual cost of operating
and maintaining all water delivery and treatment works. Each user
fee so charged shall be calculated so as to reflect the user's
fair share of the operating costs based on the volume of the water
delivery as determined by the Director. The fee shall be reviewed
annually and set forth in the Policy on Water and Sewer Service and
User Fees. No fee increase shall take effect until 30 days following
notice to all users either by first class mail or by publication in
a newspaper in general circulation within the City and conspicuously
on the municipal website.
Charges for material and labor shall be set forth in the Department
of Public Works Policy on Water and Sewer Customer Services.
The owner of the premises shall be responsible for the payment
of all charges for water and service furnished to the property. (By
state law, all charges for water or service become a lien against
the charge.) When ownership changes, the name and address of the new
owner must be given to the Department of Public Works at once so bills
may be promptly rendered. No sale or other transfers of title of property
in the Town of Greenfield shall operate to bar the Town in collection
of water service charges.
No person who owes an overdue bill for water charges shall be
entitled to the further use of water at the same or any other premises
until such water charges are paid in full, together with any other
costs.
All water passing through a meter must be paid for, whether
used or wasted. A minimum charge will be assessed for water service
from the date the water is turned on.
If a meter gets out of order or fails to register, the consumer
will be charged at the average daily consumption as shown by the meter
when in order, for the corresponding period of two years proceeding.