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Scappoose council considers changing 1995 leak-adjustment rule; asks staff to draft operational policy
Summary
City staff and council discussed whether to expand a 1995 resolution that limits water-bill adjustments to leaks between the meter and the house. Council directed staff to compile operational resolutions and research peer cities; no change to the existing resolution was adopted at the work session.
Scappoose City Council members on Monday discussed whether to revise a 1995 council resolution that limits water-bill adjustments to leaks occurring between the meter and the house, and asked staff to compile a list of similar operational resolutions and survey peer cities before any change is adopted.
City Manager Ben Bergner told the council that a property owner had challenged the city’s existing resolution and requested an adjustment after a leak; the example cited in the packet was a $353 bill tied to a sticky toilet. Bergner said the city’s current rule allows adjustments only for leaks between the meter and the house, not for leaks inside a residence or on irrigation lines. “It is more of an operational policy, but since it was enacted by a resolution by the council…we brought [it] to the council,” Bergner said.
The discussion focused on three options: keep the existing rule; adopt a more lenient approach like…
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