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Council adopts Ordinance 831 revising water service rules; removes after-hours reconnection fee
Summary
Ordinance 831 amending Chapter 92 (water rates/service discontinuation and notices) passed; Council also approved Resolution 2025-109 to remove the after-hours reconnection fee and approved several road-project payments.
The City Council adopted Ordinance 831 on Oct. 6, which amends Chapter 92 of the municipal code governing discontinuation of water service, notice procedures, hearings and restoration fees. Council also waived a second reading and approved the ordinance by recorded vote.
Key provisions in the ordinance include a formal notice and hearing process before discontinuance, a $50 fee to restore service during normal business hours (no fee for customary occupancy changes), and a temporary-vacancy allowance granting a proportionate reduction to the minimum charge if a premises is unoccupied for more than one month. The ordinance text references Code of Iowa Sec. 384.84 regarding disconnection procedure and hearing rights.
Following adoption of Ordinance 831, Council approved Resolution 2025-109 to remove the verbiage and fee for after-hours reconnection from the City's Schedule of Fees. The council recorded unanimous votes on the ordinance adoption and the fee resolution.
What’s next: The ordinance becomes effective after passage and publication as required by law; the fee schedule will be revised to reflect removal of after-hours reconnection charges. The meeting record did not include projected revenue impacts from the fee changes.
