§ 78-32. Furnishing of water to city departments.

(a)

Generally; charges. Water shall be furnished to departments and offices of the city other than the water services department, for use in the service of city-owned or city-operated buildings, parks, swimming pools, other pools, fountains or other public properties. Absent a written agreement to the contrary which recites adequate consideration, water so furnished shall be subject to all charges for water and water service that are applicable to commercial and industrial water users.

(b)

Conditions. Operations of the city for such uses shall guard against leakage or other wastage of water. The director of the water services department may require the city department in charge of any city property using water to install water meters to measure the quantity of water used when he deems it necessary, and shall require that a meter be installed.

(c)

Installation of meters. Such meters and their settings shall be subject to the approval of the director of the water services department, and all costs of such meters and their installation shall be borne by the city department served. When the director of the water services department deems it necessary that a meter be installed to accurately measure the volume of water used to serve any city property, he is hereby authorized to have the necessary meters installed and to include the cost of the meters and their installation as a part of the next regular water bill issued to the department responsible for the operation of the city property in question.

(Ord. No. 120551, § 1, 6-28-12; Ord. No. 140174 , § 1, 3-27-14)