§ 8-4. Same—Council-initiated.

Should the council desire to put into effect within the city a new rate schedule or new service regulation, or to change any existing rate schedule or service regulation, it shall file with the city secretary such proposed new or changed rate schedules or regulations, not less than ninety (90) days prior to the time it desires to make the same effective. At any time within the next thirty (30) days, the public utility may make application to the council for a public hearing. At such hearing, both the public utility and the city attorney shall be entitled to present evidence to show cause why the new rate schedule or new service regulation, or change in any existing rate schedule or service regulation, should or should not be put into effect. At the hearing, also, any interested citizens of the city may appear, either in person or by attorney, and present evidence to show cause why the new rate schedule or new service regulation, or change in any existing rate schedule or service regulation, should or should not be put into effect. The hearing shall be granted to the public utility as a matter of right; and it shall be set not less than thirty (30) days nor more than forty-five (45) days from the date of the filing of the proposed new rate schedule or new service regulation, or change in any existing rate schedule or service regulation by the council. Notice of the proposed new rate schedule or new service regulation, or change in any existing rate schedule or service regulation, shall be given to the public utility by the city secretary, who shall send a registered letter by United States mail containing a notice of the proposed changes to the manager of the local office of the public utility. The city secretary shall also have published, for one time, in the official publication of the city, a notice of such hearing after the same has been set by the council at least ten (10) days prior to the date set for the hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, the council may either approve, disapprove or modify the new rate schedule or new service regulation, or change in any existing rate schedule or service regulation.

(Ord. No. C-112, § 5, 10-25-54)