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R.LSOLUTION NO.~
SE RIES OF 20 10
A RESOL UTION E TABLI SHI NG FEES TO RECOVER EX PENSES FO R
NON-E 1ERGENC\' AP.'ER-1-I OURS ER\'I E CALL SERV I ES.
WI IEREAS, the Englewood I lomc Ruic Charter. Section 123, requires Cit y Counci l to set
ra tes fo r services provid ed by City owned ut ilities; and
\V I-IEREA S. the Ci ty of Englewood Utilities Dcoanmc nt has no ccs in placr 10 n:cff,icr
ex pe nses ,,hen cus tomers reques t an on-ca ll , aficr-hou rs employee to respo nd IO a non-
emerge ncy situation: and
WHERF.A . Utilities Departme nt tech ni cia ns have been t.::allcd out after-ho urs for
11011-cmcrgen~:,· si 1uati ons such as ro ut ine plumb ing repairs. loc ating curb stops or turning on a
se rvice that wa turned off for non-payment: and
WHEREAS. the proposed non-emergen cy afic.:r-hours scrvi~c cal l fees would not a pp ly to
~itua ti on s where the City dctcm1incs 1h cn.: may be damage rom water or sewer lines: ancl
WHEREAS . the Engkwood W:11cr nnd Sl.'\\cr Board rcv1c 1vc:d and rccommc.:ndc:d apprnv:il of
Non-E n 1cri•cncy Alier-If ours crvicc Call Charges a1 the Jul ) 7. :!010 mccl ing:
NO ii'. Tl IEREFORE. UE r r RE SOL\ .. lJ II\ I Ill · l'II \ l'l)l1 'C it 0 1· rtlF l'I rY OF
F GLE \1'O D. OLORADO. TII AT:
Section I. l'hc City Cou ncil of the C11y of Fngh:wood, (\.)lorado !11.:rc.:hy csmhhs hcs fo.:s for
Non•Emcrg.c ncy Alicr•ll ours Scr\'icc Call Charges. as follows:
on-cmcrg.c.:n cy. aftcr•l10urs utilitie s dcpanm cnl service calls ... S 150 .0 () for tl1c 1\1 hour
Aflcr the 131 hour. . S 75.0Mir.
Th i:st: f'L·cs would 1--·: btlll'd tn till' pn1p1..·r1y f'pr llt1JH:mcrcc11c,. :iftcr•hl1urs. l1ttl111cs department
Sl.'n·icc ca ll"
Rc s1 clcnh rtquc~tm µ till: m11H:mc1gcm·~ al11.:r huur~ "l.'nict..: l..'..tll \H111 hl he rcqu111.:d tn st~n an
"Ad~no,, lcdgcmc.:111 And \u1h :,n1;1tw11 I .1 1 \ht:r •ll l,ur~ i:;cn ll.'l.' Call Ch:111..!,t.:. I ,,,m h1..•h1n:
scrv icc!) :ire n.:11<lc1wl
t\DU l'TED ,\ND .1\:':11~<)\'ED tins ~O lh day pf' Sr.:plcrnbcr. 20 I n .
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fam es K \\'o(ldwa rd. l\1.1yor
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1, Loucris hia A. Ell is, Cit y Cler k for tiC..City of En glewood, Co l9rndo . herchy certify the
above is a true copy ofReso lution No . , Se ri es of 20 I 0. _ . {'
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cri shia /\. Elli s, Cit y Cle rk
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COUNCI L COMMUN I CATI ON
Da te: I Agenda 11 cm:
~e pt e mb er ?O, ?0 I G 9 c i I
Subj ec t:
No n-Em e rg enq Afte r-Hour s Ser. ice Call Cha rges
In iti a le d Ry: I Staff So ur ce:
Utilit ies De part,nent I Ste\\art 11. Fo nd a, Direc to r of Util11i es
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREV IO U S COUNCI L ACT ION
No ne.
RE COM MENDED <\CT I ON
Th e Englewood \i\'ater and Sewe r b o Jrd, at it s )u ly i, 20 I O mee tin g, r-:::o mme nded Coun cil adop t
a resolution apprm ing the charges fo r no n-em erge ncy aft e r-hour s se l\ ice calls .
BA KG ROU D , A ALYSI S, AN D A LTE RNATIVES IDENT IFI ED
Th e U ti li ti es OE.•rc1r tm en l h 1~ no wes m pl L1ce to rrtm t L'\pcn ses ,,I 1en l USt o rne r,; rN1 11 e!i t ,111 011-
ca ll , alter-hours emplo )•(:-e to re!,1>o n d 10 a no n-e 111erge1 , situ ,11io n. Adrnm i!t trati o n !:.laff
enco ura ges cus tomers to hJ\ e l11P !t~n ice pe rforni t•d dl1r in g rpg ular busin ess ho ur s, but ~erindic,1ll,1
th e customer msis ts on an e,·en in g or ,,ce kr nd appo1 n t111 e nt.
U1il1t 1es tc.-c hni cbns h,w e heP n call ed out ait e 1 hour !i fo r 1101H1111 Prge nq situati ons stH.h as ro utin e
plumbin g rep.:1irs, lot.,1 l in g curb stops or turn ing on ii '-l'r\ ice th,1 i \\ i'IS tu rn ed o if tor non-pil yment .
Th e proposed th.1rg<!!i woul d appl y to nu1H.•m crgP ntv ca ll s onl v, not ,ituaUo m, that c;rn cau se
darn :ige tram\\ J ter o r ,;ew 'r hn l's.
lhe Bo,ird h,l!i ,\u thnn l) p u r':..Udlll l!• ·\1nl'1tdn11•nl \\ ut thl· ( 11l(ir,1d ll (umlllll llnn .-ncl l J ~:-;.t;f)I "'
.,q. ( R.' hut lllt'rt' 1, 1111 l l 'll'P'IIU .. ' l11 tlw t h,ugt• Im ,1111•1 hollr\ t.1 ll i; 111 tlw rnd111,11 1c t'\
rl NANCI AL I MPAC f
A fee of $1 50 fo r the fil sl huur ,md S -5 per hour ,1tt e r \\ ouhl he hi ll c•d to th e p 1oprrt) for 110 11 •
<'Ill •rg nq•, .. t!l t'l•hour s Utiliti es Dc•p.u-tm ent , •n i<.e call s. Tlw 1es id £'nl 1eq11 e!i lin g the sc rvicC' c.i ll
,, <n il d h ,1 ,~ to ")~II :111 "Ad,nrn, l1•d Kl'lll Clll ot Attl'I· I lour s Sc.•nKL' C1 II Ch,1 rgv'' f11rrn lwforl' ,t•n II P'-
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LI ST Of ATTACHMENTS
Excer ~t fr om th e Wa ter an d Sew er Board M inut es o' th e Jul y 7, 20 10 M ee tin g
Arkn owledge ment of After-H ears Service Call Cha rge f orm
Reso lu ti on
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\\"AT ER A:--1 D EWE R BOARD
MINUTES
Jul y 7. ~010
17,c mc e1 ing wa s ca lle d 10 order al 5:07 p.m.
Mem bers pre sent
Member s absc 111 :
Also presclll :
Bum s, C!.ir:,. I li gday. Cassidy, Wi ggi ns. I lab cnic hl
Olso n. McCas lin , Woo dward
1cwar1 Fond a, Dircc 1or of U1ilitics
Bill McCo nni ck. Opcrm ions Supt..
Ex ce rpt f rmn P111,:e 6 oflhe J uly 7, 20/0 Wmer "'ul Sewer Bo"rd Mit w tes
7. NON-E M c R ,ENC Y AHER I IOL"RS SE RVI CE CALL CIIA RGES .
rh c Utilit h.:~ Dc.:pat1mc nt current I~ ha s no recs III pla ce to rcco, er 1.::-i.p1.:nsc.:~ whe n cus tomers req uc-.1 an
on•c nll. ancr hours empl oyee to res pond ton nrn H.:mL·r g.c ncy si1ua1i \m . SrnfT cnc ourn gcs custome rs 10
have se rvices perfo rm ed d11ring reg ular bu sin ess hours. but periodic all y thc.: cust o111 cr will in sist 011 an
ev enin g or wee kend appoin tm ent. fo r c:\n mpl e ro utine plumbin g repairs or loc al ing curb slo ps. Th e
pro posed charge s W('l~1\d nppl ) to 1101H:mcrgcncy ca ll s onl y, and 1101 ,irna ti ons 1h a1 ca n re sult in dama ges
fr om water or ~e wer Im es.
A foe of $150 for th !.! ti rst hour and $75 pcr hour therea ft er n mild bi.: hi ll ed to the propert y fo r a non-
t·mcrgc nc y. ati cr hours U1ili1 ics Dcpanmcnt lic rvicc call. rhc res ident ri.:q ucs ti n g. th e se rvice ca ll would
he requ ired 10 ,ig.n till ·'Ac k1ww lcdgcmclll of After I lours Sl.!rvi cc C:1II Charge'' fo rm before se rvi ces arc
rendered.
i\ tr. Burn"i moved,
i\lr. I lahcni cht ,c1.:on dcd
\loti on i.:a rried .
I ll rc co mn11.:11d Coun cil apprm ,tl of lhl' dutrJ:!C" lor 11 0 11-
cmcrgcnc~ after hours se n 1cc ca ll s ol '5150 for tht.: fir ,1 hom and
$.,5 per hour th l!rl•aOcr .
l\urn"i. Clark . I li gdny. C'a1.i,1dy . Wi gg.in !->. I lahc1 m:ht . \Voml\\arcl
Ntmc
( llson. 1\ilc(.'aslln
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it y of Eng lewoo d Water and ewer Department
ACK OWL EDG EME T J\N D
UTHO RJ ZA TION FOR AFTER HO U RS
ERV! E CALL CHARG E
_______ the 0\\11er or occupant of
_____ , Eng lewood , Co lorado, am the
perso n leg ally re s ponsi ble for th e wat,·r m '" a bill s al thi s address . I understand and agree that:
I) I hu ve contac ted the i1y of Engl ewood's ll'atcr and ewer Dcpanm en t fo r the
purpo se of hal'in g th eir pers31mcl co me to 111 y house dur in g non-bu s ines s hours ,
busine ss hours being 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM . ~londay through Fri day. holi day s
excluded .
~) The purpose fo r 111)' call is not an emergencv , I could ha\'c· the Wate r and Se\\cr
Depa rtment pe rso nne l come 10 my home durin g no rmal bu si rn:ss hour:,,, hu t it is more
conve nient for 111l' 10 h:l\'1..· them come during non-h usincss hours.
J) I understand that 1hc1e is" charge of 150.00 (o ne hun dred riliy do ll ars) fo r the fir st
hour. and 75 .00 (SC \'cnty li\'c doll ars) per hour ih crcalicr for a non-e 111ergc nc;. a lier
hu sinl'ss hours ,·isi1 to my home .
4) I agree to pa; ihc,e charges. which II ill he added lo 111 1 re gular ll'at er bill as a 'I ec ial
charge.
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:-t tun: 01 rc .1:-.on for till· :tlicr hnurs , lhlll -L'lll crg-':rn.:: call :