In 2019, City Council amended Section 7.68.251 of the Yakima Municipal Code to include a limited rental period of 30 days for a hydrant meter and a daily fine for not returning the meter at the end of the rental period. This was necessary to insure meters are read on time and are calibrated along with keeping an adequate number of meters available for rent by other customers.
Since then, the Water/Irrigation Division has experienced some resistance to the limited rental period and some refusal to pay past due invoices. This amendment to the ordinance will allow the City to retrieve the hydrant meter when not returned in the specified rental period and allows the City to refuse to rent a new meter when there's outstanding charges and a past due amount is owed. Attached for City Council review is a redlined and a clean version of the proposed ordinance amendment. |