O#130ORDINANCE NO. 130
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BOYNTON,
PAL¥., BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA~ .A. MENDING
ORDINANCE NO.. 80 E~iTLED ~AN ORDI-
NANCE PROVIDING AND ADOPTING RULES,
RATES AND REGD-LATIONS FOR THE GOVERN~
NENT OF THE W~¥TER DEPART~TENT OF THE
TOYvN OF BOYNTON, PAL~I BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA~ 2ND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLAT ICNS THEREOF~,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION of the To.~n of
Boynton, Palm Be~ch ~ ~
County, Florida:
That Ordinance No. 80 of the said Town of Boynton, Florida,
Entitled ~An Ordinance Providing and Adopting Rules, Rates and
Regulations for the Govenr~nent of the V~ater Department of the
Town of Boynton, Palm Beach County, Florida, and providing
penalties for violations thereof~- be, and the same hereby is,
Amended to read as follow~:
ARTICLE 2 - RATES.
Section A. Every metered water sup~_y~ service shall have
a monthly demsmd charge or rate on each service installed, vary-
lng with and based upon the size of service pipe required and
installed in accordance with the rmle~ of the Commission. This
minimum, demand charge shall be in accordance withI the folio zng
~ohedule and sb~!l entitle the consumer, without excess charge,
to have supplied through tb~ meter the number of gallons off
water set forth in the table.
Service
DOMESTIC
OO~%9~ER ~IAL OR
~OLES~tLE R~T~
~.!ONTHL¥ ~IN~FO~ DP~AND CHARGE
AND WATER ALLOI~ED WITHOUT EXCESS.
~.Inimum Monthly ~mount of Water allowed
5~000 gml!ons
i8 °50
85,000 gallons
The meter rate for water eupp~y s~rvice in excess of the
amount allowed p~r month for the minimum demand charge shall be
in accordance with the following meter rates for DONESTIC METERS.
Next 10,O00 gallons per month ~ ~ per i~000 g~l!o~
Next 10,000 gallons per month @% per l~O00 gallons
Next lO,000 gallons per month ~ .20 per 1,000 ga!lon~
Next $0,000 gallons per month @ o18~ per 1,O00 gallons
All in excess of 88,000 gallons per month at twelve ce~ts
(12~) per 1,O00 gallons.
The meter rate for water supply service in excess of the
amount allowed per month for the minimum charge shall be in ac~
cordance with the following mete~ rates for C0~MERCiAL METERS.
All over 88,000 gallons shall be charged at the rate oF
twelve cents (!2~ per 1,000 gallons~
EACH MONTH A COMPLETE PERIOD
Section Be On all metered water supply service, each and every
month shall be a complete per~od in itself~ ~ud no excess con=
s~ption of water during one month shall b~ charged ag~ nst the
minimu~ charge or ~ate or be added to the consumption of any
other month or mo~ths.
ARTICLE ~
APPLIC~TION AND CONTRACT
S~ction A~ ~ll ~pplications for wate~ supply must be
made at the Town Hall of-the To~n of Boy,_ton, Palm Be~ch County~
Florida, on a blard~ p~epared by the Board of Town Con~?~issioners
of the Town of Boynton, Florida.
4. ~ll contr~ct~ fo~ water supply service sha~ expire at
the next succeeding calenda~ month from date of application, but
all contracts shall continue in force by renewal without act or
notice from either party to' the oth~r~ from month to month~
l~s ten days (lO) notice in writing iL given to ~ither party
by the other, of a desire to terminat~ the contract at the
piration of th~ then c~lsndar month and th~ Charging fo~ and pay-
m~nt of wat~ ~at~ o~ ~nt~ ~onthly~ or in ~y other m~ner~
mt any interv~l or period other th~n mont~y~ shall not ~ con-
strued as altering the p~riod of t~e contract o~ any r,newal
~thsreof under this rule.
~TI~E ~.
TAPPING M_~INS.~ SERVICE PIPES ~%~ CONNECTIONS
S~otion B, The Water D~p~rtment shall lay th~ service-
pip, to the curb at the exp~me of the o~r, who sh~ll m~
a deposit therefo~ of an ~ount equivalent to the Water Depart~
ment~s estimate of the exact cost thereof, plus ten per cent
(10%) for supervision and us~ of tools, etc., s~cepting such
cases where it is deemed advis~bl~ by the %~zt~r Collector to
charg$ th~ exact cost plus ten per cent (10%) for supervision
use of tools, etc., to the o~er, on the ns~t monthly bill ren~
der~d after' the installation of the servic~e oo~uection.
~. ~ addition~l minimum monthly s~rvice charg~ shall
mad~ for each additional dwelling or tenement contorting five
rooms or less owned by th~ same landlord built ~ co~uection on
the sams or adjoining lot supplied by service pipe.
ART ICLE 8 ~
5~ERED ~Vi~TER SUPPLY SERVI~
Section F~ Reading of meters are to be mad~ EONT~Y and
if the meter is in good order and ha~ been so during the time
since the last previous reading, bills az~e rendered in accord-
anc~ therewi~, ~t the l~'ater Dep~rtmsnt r~serv~s the right~ at
it's option, in cas®of~' i~ge users of water supply service, or
for any other reason deemed by it to be ~e~' ~
su_~-~cl~nt, to r~d
mstsr or meters and to r~ndsr bills ~
~ne~eon, in the $~e ma~ue~
as stated above for monthly res~dings, at more frequent inter,als.
All readings of meters shall be taken as near as practicable on
the same calendar day of each month.
~RT ICLE 6.
PAYN~TS
Section E. The ~ater Collector be and he hereby is author~
!zed, to ~t a ten pe~ cent (10%) discount for prompt Pa~ent
of water bills provided s~e are paid on or before the 8th' day
of the month succeeding that in which the water is consumed. In
the event that the water bill so rendered remains unpaid at thC
close of busin, es8 the llth day of the month, provided howeve~
t~t if said date falls on Surly, said mul~ shall take effect
°n the next succeeding day. The Water Superintendent is hereby
directed to dis¢~inue~.~ service without further notice,
move the meter from the premise for which the bill was rendered.
ARTieR 9~
TURN-ON ~$ S~T-0FF.
Section D. There shall be no sep~ate charge for shut~
ting off the wate~ supply to and for any premises, but in every
ins'tmuce, whether such shut-off was originally made for non-pay-
ment ~or any delinquent account or accounts or any other viola~
tion of any rule of the ~&'ater Dep~tment or at the r equemt
the o~er¢ the c~rge for turning on the water supply shall be.
ONE ($!.00) DOLL~, payable in advance for each service co~uected
with~ is so turned on.
Section Ho The shutting off of the water supply from,
and the discontinuance of service to, any premise or pre~uises
for any cause shall not entitl~ the o~r to ar~~ abatement or
d~duction in or from the water charges, nor to any refund on ~y
such charg~ paid in advance, during or for the time such shut~
off, ~uless such period of shut-off contin~ues and extends into
th~ next fiscal r~onth following that in which shaft-off was made,
~d then only provided such shut-off extends ~ud continues throuEh~
out the v~nols of such fiscal month n~xt fo!lowi~.g t~t in which
the shut-off was~a~d~ ~ ~en such shut-off extends and continues
t~oughout the whol~ of~ such fiscal month nsxt following trot in
which sluut~off was made, any abatement or deduction ~o~ or rs-
fund of water supply service charges shall apply only ~om and
after th~ c!os~ of the fiscal ~onth in which such s~-~ff was
mads~ In oth,~ words, the shutting off of the wat~ suppl~ for
any cau~, to and for a~ prsmis~ or premises shall not work ~
c~ncel~atior~ of any contract for water supply ~ervic~, ~xcept
at tbs option of the Water D~p~tm~nt~ or upon the notice of
th~ owner to the ~ater Dspartment as providsd in Subdivision
~umber four (~) of S~ction (A) ~rticl, Thru, ($) of th~se rules.
~RT ICL~ 18
BANK ~ AC C O~T
S~ction A. Th~ To~ Treasurer be ~d he hereby is or~
dered, authori~sd and.~~ to deposit all moneys ~o~e~ted~ ~
pursuant to this Ordin~c~ for V~at~r s~rvice in a sep~ats ba~ak
account~ said account to b~ designated ~VATER ~D~ ~ud further
that said Fmnd be held for the sole purpose of m~eting th~ di~
ch~ging p~ents incurred in the operation ~d mainten~ce of
~ater D~p~tment of th~ Town of Boynton~ Florida.
The above Ordinance No, 130, having been placed upon it's
~Ie~ug of the Town Co~ission of the
first reading at a Regular -
Tov~n of Boynton, Florida, held on the 8t__~h day of June_ _ _A,D,1933~
was p!aced upon it~.s final reading and duly adopted at a Meeting
of said Tovm Co~nission held on
1933, and a copy thereof posted at th~ door of the Toyota Ha!l,
BOARD OF T0~ C0~{ioSIONERS OF T~HE TOV~ OF BOE~{TON~ .~0R~DA
(Signed) H. Do ST~ENS
(Signed)~
(Signed)
V~, N~ENZEL
J. P, BOWEN