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-'fit I • • Ordinance No. 93-1896, page 2 Said pressure test is to be performed after the consumer has been notified that the test is designed to determine the ability of the consumer's system to hold and maintain a level amount of pressure in the lines and that failure of said pressure test could be caused by many factors, only one of which could be a leak in their service lines. "(e) There shall be charged, assessed and collected from a consumer (as described in Sec. 26-11), pursuant to said consumer's request for the performance of an extra reading (re-read) of their meter to confirm the accuracy of a reading previously reported to them by the city, a fee for the performance of said additional meter reading. This fee shall only be charged if the director of finance, or his designee, determine that, based on the additional meter reading, the previously reported reading was correct. Provided however, that each consumer will be allowed one additional reading, free of charge, during a twelve month period. "The fees mandated by this section shall be set by the City Council from time to time upon recommendation from the director of finance." Section 3. Sec. 26-13 of Article II, Chapter 26, of the Code of ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended, to hereafter read as follows, to-wit: "Sec. 26-13. Termination of water service for failure to pav "(c) In cases where the water meter has been disconnected or service has otherwise been terminated by the city for nonpayment of charges for water, sanitary sewer, and garbage services, and the consumer has complied with the requirements of the city, service will be restored on a same day basis is the request is made by the consumer between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding city holidays. The charge for restoration of service will approved by the City Council. If the request for restoration of service is made by the consumer and complied with by the city at any time other than stated above, an additional fee set by the City Council will be charged. In cases where the water meter has been disconnected or otherwise terminated by the city water department for nonpayment of charges for water, sanitary sewer, and garbage services, and the consumer has developed a pattern of habitually failing to pay for the services that have been received, the amount of the service restoration fee will be doubled, and the consumer will be required to have placed on deposit an amount that is double the amount required in Sec. 26-14, "Water deposits and refunds". For the purposes of determining this fee, the consumer will be allowed three service terminations in a (12) twelve month period at the normal rate and all others will be assessed at the increased rate.