HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-081 RESOLUTION NO. 23-081
A RESOLUTION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SITTING AS THE COMMISSION OF THE ST. LUCIE
COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE
REVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM SERVICE POLICY FOR CUSTOMERS
WITHIN THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 04-023, (the"District Ordinance") the St. Lucie
County Board of County Commissioners("Board")created the St. Lucie County Water and Sewer
District ("District") for the purpose of providing water, wastewater, and reclaimed water service
within the boundaries of the District; and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2005, in Resolution No. 05-277, the Board, sitting as the
Commission of the St. Lucie County Water and Sewer District ("Commission") adopted the
existing Uniform Service for the utility services furnished to the customers of the District; and
WHEREAS, on October 23, 2012, the Board adopted Resolution No. 12-173 amending
the Uniform Service Policy; and
WHEREAS,the Board,on the advice and recommendation of its utility staff and technical
advisors has proposed an amendment to the Uniform Service Policy to amend the section
"Adjustment of Bill for Meter Error"based on a recent court case and finds that such revisions are
just and equitable and in the public interest.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
St. Lucie County, Florida, sitting as the Commission of the St. Lucie County Water and Sewer
District:
Section 1. ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO UNIFORM SERVICE AND
UNIFORM EXTENSION POLICIES FOR THE DISTRICT. The Amendment to the
Uniform Service Policy attached as Exhibit "A" to this Resolution is hereby adopted.
Section 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
of their Resolution is for any reason held by a court to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void,
such holding shall not affect the remainder of this Resolution.
Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective on July 1, 2023.
Section 4. ADOPTION. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as
follows:
Chair Cathy Townsend
AYE
Vice Chair Linda Bartz
AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky
AYE
Commissioner Larry Leet
AYE
Commissioner Jamie Fowler
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ENACTED this 6th day of June 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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ADJUSTMENT OF BILL FOR METER ERROR
A Customer may request a meter calibration subject to applicable fees. In meter tests made by SLCU, the
accuracy of the meter and its performance in service shall be judged by its average error rate. The average
meter error shall be considered to be the average of the errors at the test rate flows in accordance with the
American Waterworks Association (AWWA) standards.
Fast Meter - Whenever a meter tested is found to register fast in excess of the tolerance provided in the AWWA
standards, SLCU shall credit the Customer's account in the amount billed in error for the period since the last
test; said period not to exceed six (6) months except that if it can be shown that error was due to some cause,
the date of which can be fixed. The over charge shall be computed back to but not beyond such date. The
credit shall be exclusive of any minimum fee.
Slow meter - Whenever a meter tested is found to register slow in excess of the tolerance provided in the
AWWA standards, SLCU will not back bill the Customer for the lost revenue unless it can shown that the
customer tampered with the water meter.
Non -Registering Meter - In the event of a non -registering meter, the Customer may be billed for the periods)
when the meter was determined to be non-registering,based on the highest amount of monthly water usage
registered when the meter was registering water use in the six (6) months prior to the first period when the
meter was non -registering times the number of non -registering months .
Exhibit A