ORDINANCE 1191ORDINANCE NO. 1191
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
ADDING SECTION 14.04.170 TO THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO CREDITING
CUSTOMER'S WATER /SEWER SERVICE BILLS
FOR PROMPT REPAIR OF ON -SITE LEAKS
WHEREAS, the City encourages water conservation by all of
its customers;
WHEREAS, one way to encourage conservation is the prompt
repair of water leaks on customer's premises by the customer; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to offer an incentive to the
customer to make such prompt repairs of leaks.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 14.04.170 is hereby added to the City
of El Segundo Municipal Code to read as follows:
"14.04.170 BILLINGS CREDIT FOR PROMPT REPAIR OF ON -SITE
LEAKS:
(a). Water Service Billing Credit
(1) Procedure. The Director of the
Department of Finance may grant a credit
allowance to a customer's Water Service Bill
if the customer makes a written request to the
Director of Finance for a credit allowance and
presents evidence to establish all of the
following facts to the satisfaction of the
Director of Finance and the Director of Public
Works; (i) a leakage on the customer's
property caused a high consumption of water
for the property; (ii) the customer did not
have any knowledge or reason to know of the
leakage prior to receiving Water /Sewer Service
Bill indicating an unusually high water
consumption, and (iii) prompt repairs of the
leak were performed upon the customer becoming
aware of the leakage.
(2) Amount of Credit Allowance. The amount
of credit allowance may be up to one -half
(1/2) of the amount of the water consumption
billing in excess of the billing for
consumption in a comparable billing period for
which there was no known or apparent leak.
The credit allowance is limited to the
consumption of two (2) billing periods.
Once the allowance for the excess consumption
is granted no further allowance will be made
for a period of twelve (12) months for such
reason.
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(b). Sewer Service Billing Credit
(1) Procedure. The Director of Finance
may grant a credit allowance to a customer's
sewer service changes on the Water /Sewer
Service Bill if the customer makes a written
request to the Director of Finance for a
credit allowance and if:
(i) the customer's sewer service charges are
calculated based on the customer's water
consumption; (ii) the Director of Finance has
granted the customer a credit allowance to
water service billing pursuant to Subsection
(a) of this Section; and (iii) the customer
presents evidence to establish to the
satisfaction of the Director of Finance that
the water leakage did not enter the property's
sewer connection and result in an increased
flow to the sewer as determined by the
Director of Public Works.
(2) Amount of Credit Allowance. The amount
of the credit allowance for the sewer service
charge may be up to one -half (1/2) of the
amount of the excess sewer service charges
related to the excess water billing determined
pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section.
(c). Credit Allowances Applied to Subsequent Bills.
All such allowances provided to the customer
as a result of the leakage shall be applied as
credits to the customer's subsequent Water/
Sewer Service Bill.
(d). Director's Decision Is Final.
The decision of the Director of Finance on the
herein described credit allowances for water
and /or sewer services is final except as given
in Subsection (e) of this Section.
(e). Administrative Limit on Allowance.
Upon the Director of Finance determining the
possible allowance credits to the original
Water Service Billing and the original Sewer
Service Billing and that the total allowance
could exceed $ 500.00 the allowance must be
submitted to the City Council for review and
possible approval.
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered
in the book of original Ordinances of the City; shall make a minute
of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting
of the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted; and
shall publish the same in the time and manner provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 19th day of January-, 1993.
ATTEST:
Cindy Mort,
City Clerk
(SEAL)
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ORD -1191 (1/19/93)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is five;
that the foregoing ordinance, being ORDINANCE NO. 1191 is a full, true correct original
of ORDINANCE NO. 1191 of the said City of El Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
ADDING SECTION 14.04.170 TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO CREDITING CUSTOMER'S WATER/SEWER SERVICE
BILLS FOR PROMPT REPAIR OF ON -SITE LEAKS.
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor or said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of
the said Council held on the 19TH DAY OF JANUARY 1993, and the same was so
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Jacobson, Mayor ProTem Wise, and Councilmen
West and Robbins
NOES: Councilman Switz
ABSENT: None
NOT PARTICIPATING: None
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933 of the
Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing ORDINANCE NO. 1191,
as duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council of said
City of El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published
and circulated within said City and that the same was so published therein.
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CINDY KORTF.SEN
City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo, California
(SEAL)