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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE 06-~ <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II - WATER SYSTEM <br />ADDING SECTIONS 78-35, 78-36 AND 78-37 <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 78-35 - WATER USE RESTRICTIONS <br /> <br />The Public Utility Commission of the City of Elk River is hereby authorized to invoke water <br />use restrictions in cases of emergency to ensure adequate water supplies to meet the health, <br />safety, and welfare needs of the City of Elk River and its residents. Water use restrictions <br />shall be invoked by resolution of the Public Utility Commission, and shall. take effect <br />immediately upon adoption of such resolution. The Public Utility Commission may delegate <br />its general manager or water superintendent authority to iJnpose temporary water use <br />restriction until the Commission can meet to consider a resolution. The penalties imposed <br />below in Section 78-36 may be invoked upon publication of the resolution imposing <br />restrictions in the legal paper. <br /> <br />Sec. 78-36 - PENALTIES <br /> <br />The first violation of the restrictions contained in this ordinance shall subject the offending <br />person, firm, corporation or association to a written warning. A second violation of the <br />restrictions shall be a petty misdemeanor with a penalty of $50 and shall increase to the sum <br />of One Hundred dollars ($100) for the third violation. A fourth violation shall result in <br />water shut-off with the reconnection fee to be paid by the offending property owner <br />according to the policies of the Public Utilities Commission. No penalty can be imposed <br />unless a person had, or should have had, prior knowledge of the ordinance restrictions. This <br />may be shown by the fact that prior warning was delivered to the person or to an occupant <br />of the premises to be assessed. <br /> <br />Sec. 78-37 - ENFORCEMENT <br /> <br />This ordinance shall be enforced by the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, and their authorized <br />designees, in accordance with City Ordinances. <br /> <br />This ordinance shall take effect upon publicatio~ as provided by law. <br /> <br />Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 2nd day of <br />October, 2006. <br /> <br />~fwo.~ <br /> <br />Stepha e Klinzing .. / <br />Mayor <br /> <br />O~--l <br />