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(00�11 MEMO TO: Clerk -Administrator Pauley Mayor and City Council FROM: Public Works Director Thatcher. Utility Accounting Clerk Sandgren DATE: April 30, 1985 RE: METER SALES FOR NUN -RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS NAMELY APARTMENT OWNERS Chapter 70, Municipal Water System, of the City Code provides for the discontinuance of billing prepayments when a use vacates the premises. The existing prepayment is refunded to the previous owner and the new owner is charged a cost equal to the cost of a This water meter with a remote reader. s amount is established y is resolution of the City Council. This a one time charge, a non r residential properties. refundable fee. This is working well EoChapter 70.02 of the p ecifies industrial water meters tshall ebeph furnishedby thelowners rofasaidd properties and shall be of a type approved by the Municipality" their In notifying g themsthatethenvillagelwouldenotabearefundingnd ria user notifying payment as a purchase of the meter payments but would treat this pay longer the water meter and not a deposit. The water meter is no long. property of the City even though we have access to it. At the present time we are still refunding prepayment to owners of apartment buildings when the building is sold and collecting prepaymentfromthe new hownersave inateduthe ld 1prepayments ike to lfor e these prepayments commercial and industrial users. We would suggest sending letters to all apartment owners lrno longer nctifying them that as of a certain date the City as a be refund-ing the prepayments but will treat that prepayment ebe purchase of hewter mfrom the new owneter and the erso1ofdapartmeno nt collecting prepayments buildings. This amount should be. taken into consideration a a later date in setting the sale prce of the apartment building. If you have any questions concerning this please do not hesitate to contact us.