WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 659

[shall] MAY not be turned on again until the bill has been paid,
including a $10 penalty [of ten dollars ($10.00)].

(2) A charge for the upkeep of water and sewer
systems against all properties benefited by any such system or
having a connection with any water main or sewer under its
operation or ownership. The charge for the upkeep of the water
and sewer system, if any, shall be made upon [such] A reasonable
basis [as] DETERMINED BY the board [may determine] and shall be
collected annually in the same manner as are front foot benefit
assessments against all property benefited by or having a
connection with a water main or sewer under the operation or
ownership of the county [and]. IT shall be a lien against the
property. [Such] THE charges shall be based upon [such] THE
classifications [as] the board [from time to time may establish]
ESTABLISHES and shall be uniform throughout each system within
each classification[; provided, however, that no]. A charge for
the upkeep of water and sewer systems [shall] MAY NOT be made
against any property in any year for which [such] THE property is
currently subject to a front foot benefit assessment as
[elsewhere] PROVIDED in this chapter [provided].

[(3)] (B) Before any sewer or water system is added
to a consolidated system for either sewer or water rates, the
board of county commissioners [of Frederick County] shall conduct
a duly advertised public hearing on the subject. A consolidated
system is an arrangement in which a sewer and water system or any
combinations thereof are combined as one unit for the
establishment of uniform rates.

(C) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 2-13, THE
COUNTY MAY CONSOLIDATE THE INCOME AND OUTLAYS FOR ALL WATER
SYSTEMS, SEWER SYSTEMS, AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IT OWNS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF:

(I)  MAINTAINING, REPAIRING, AND OPERATING
WATER, SEWER, AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS;

(II)  ESTABLISHING RATES, CHARGES, AND
ASSESSMENTS; AND

(III)  PAYING THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON ANY
AUTHORIZED INDEBTEDNESS.

2-13-18.

(I) IN ADDITION TO THE AUTHORITY TO FIX ASSESSMENTS ON A
FRONT FOOT BENEFIT BASIS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, THE COUNTY
MAY FIX ASSESSMENTS ON AN ALTERNATE BASIS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE
A BASIS THAT IS SIMILAR AND REASONABLY REFLECTS THE BENEFIT TO
THE PROPERTY, SUBJECT TO COUNTY REGULATIONS. THE ASSESSMENTS MAY
BE LEVIED ON ALL PROPERTY BENEFITED BY A PARTICULAR SYSTEM OR

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