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Council approves revised water-rate ordinance after attorney warns $3,500 penalty may exceed state limit
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 26-001 updating water rates and charges and added an amendment (a savings clause and revised multiunit thresholds) after outside counsel said the maximum penalty for an ordinance violation is generally $2,000 unless statute allows otherwise.
The City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 26-001, which revises water rates and charges for the City of Trenton and several neighboring townships to provide funds for capital and operational improvements tied to Department of Environmental Protection orders. The ordinance passed after council approved amendments that added a savings clause and changed a multiunit definition.
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