Discussion and Consideration of One-time Water and Sewer Adjustment at 321 Bainberry Street – Motion to approve — Application

CITYOFTIFFINORDINANCENO.2017-398 ANORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OFTIFFIN, IOWA, CHAPTER 92, BY ADDING SECTION 92.10 – WATER ADJUSTMENT BEITENACTED bytheCityCouncil oftheCityofTiffin, Iowa: Section I.Purpose: Thepurpose ofthisordinance istoamend Chapter 92of theMunicipal Code ofTiffin, Iowa, toaddawater adjustment section. Section II. Amendment. Section 92.10of Chapter 92isherebyaddedas follows: CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES 92.10 WATER ADJUSTMENT. Upon application toandatthediscretion of theTiffin CityCouncil, eachcustomer oraddress within theCorporate Limits ofthe CityofTiffin maybeallowed aone-timeadjustment onthewater billatthataddress ormeter withanadjustment capof $250.00. Atwelve-month average billing amount willbeestablished fromthetwelve immediate previous billingcycles. Thecustomer willpaynolessthantheaverage ofthose previous twelve months. Taxwillbepaid ontheoriginal fullbilling amount, regardless oftheamount ofadjustment. Ifan adjustment ismade tothecustomer’swaterbillunder thisordinance thentheone- timesewer adjustment mustalsobeusedatthesame time. Section III. Repealer. Allordinances orpartsofordinances inconflict withthe provisions ofthisOrdinance arehereby repealed. Section IV. Severability Clause. Ifanysection, provision orpartofthis ordinance shallbeadjudged invalid orunconstitutional, suchadjudication shallnot affect thevalidity oftheordinance asawhole oranysection, provision orpartthereof notadjudged invalid orunconstitutional. Section V. When Effective. Thisordinance shallbeineffect afteritsfinal passage, approval, andposting asprovided bylaw.