1984-09ORDINANCE N0. 1984-9
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ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 8.24 Ai~1D 8.25
OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
RELATING TO WATER SERVICE '
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
~~) Section 8.25 of the ordinance code of the City of
Richfield relating to water meters is hereby amended by adding,
at the end thereof, the following subdivision:
"Su;bd. 9. Permission to Enter Premises. The application
fcr or accen_tance of water services by the owner or occupants
o*" eremises shall constitute permission upon their naxt for the
city, its employees or agents to enter upon. the----cir-er~s~s served
for the purpose of reading~of meters, inspection of facilities or
an~r other purpose reasonably necessary for the proper administration
of the service rendered, °
If the city rectuests access and the owner or occupant of any
premises fails to provide access to the premises, whether for the
reading, inspection, repair or replacement of a meter or far some-
other purpose reasonably necessary for the proper ad;ninistration of service,
the city may take one or more of the of awing actions: a impose. and
- collect, along with and in addition to other charges for service, a quarterly
penalty charged as established by resolution of the city council; (b) terminate
service to the premises; (c) bill and collect for service to the premises on an
estimated consumption basis whether or not meter readings are being obtained.
Access shall not be deemed to have been provided if it is restricted to
'times other then 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. For good cause shown,
however, the owner or occupant may designate another reasonable time or times
wren prompt access will be made available.
Upon good cause shown in writing
cancel any penalty imposed under par
access to the premises has_bean prov
the city manager may in his discretion
Brach a of this section provided that
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, ~~,innesfcta, this 26th
day of March , 19$4.
ATTEST:
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Sy v' K. Bergh, City Cler
SUN
NEwSP~1PERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
RICHFIELD SUN
8940 Lyndale Avenue South
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
Bloomington, Minnesota
D. K. MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the
vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The Richfield Sun and has full knowledge
o[ the (acts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper
format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said
newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its
news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not
wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and
advertisement. (4) Said newspaper is' circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports to
serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75%
of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-
class matter in its local post-office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of Richfield in the
County of Hennepin, and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county,
established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements
and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its
employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted
exclusively during such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed. (S) Said
newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper
is made available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other
unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment. (8) Said
newspaper has complied with all foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of
publication mentioned below. (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior
to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary
of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating
that the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed OrC~1ri8riCE'. L10. '! 984-9
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for 1 ~' successive weeks;
that it was first so published on W(~cl the 4 day of April lg 34
and was thereafter printed and published on
and including
(Official Publication) '
ORDINANCE NO. 1984-9
ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTIONS B.E4 AND 8.25 OF THE
ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY
OF RICHFIELD RELATING TO
W ATER SERVICE
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES OR-
DAIN:
(1) Section 8.25 of the ordinance
code of the Clty of Richfield relating
to water meters Is hereby amended
by adding, at, the'.end thereof, the
following subdtvtsion:
"Subd. 8. Permisslbn to Enter Pre-
mises. The application for or accep- ,
Lance of water services by the owner
or occupants of premises shall con-
stitute permission upon their part for
the city, its employees or agents to
enter upon the premises served for
the purpose of r~eding oI metes,
inspection of facllitlea or ~auy other
purpose reasonably necessary for the
proper edminiatratlon of the service
rendered.
If the city requests accessaudthe
owner or occupant of any ,premises
fails to provide acceae to the pre-
mises, whether fqr the reading, in-
spection, repair o~!.replacement ofa
meter or for sojp[e other .purpose
reasonably sates ery for the proper
administration of, service, the city
may take one or more of the following
actions: (a) impose and collect, along
with and in addition to other charges
for service, a quarterly penaltq
charged as established by resolutfw~
of the ci[y council; (b) terminate
service to the premises; (c) bill and
collect for service to the premises on
an estimated conaumpUon bash
whether or not meter readings are
being obtained.. -
Access shell npt6e deemed to have
been provided ~If:h is restricted to
times other than 7:,80 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. on weekdaYs.~F.-,;
Upon good cause'stibwn is writing
the city mana~er_msy in itls discre-
tion cancel anypegalty imposed un-
der paragraph ~' fay%r Of this section
provided that acceasto the premises
has been provided.^'
Passed by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th
day of March, 1884.
JOHN HAMILTON
ATTEST: Mayor
SYLVIA K. BERGH
City Clerk
(April 4, 1984)-RICH
the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and
kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9 day of APr l l 19 8 4
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