GR EETINGS FROM JOHNNY
LAW .... JUNE/JULY 2002
REPAIRING THE DAMAGE?
PROBABLY,
SO. BUT GREATER M IRACLES HAVE
HAPPENED.THE SECOND PROBLEM IS
AS M OST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW , I
ONE THAT W ILL REQUIRE THE COOP
BECA i AE YOUR NEW CHIEF OF POLICE
ERATION OF M ANY OF THE TO W N ’ S
ON JUNE 17TH.
CITIZENRY TO CORRECT.
IT W AS BROUGHT TO
MY ATTENTION RATHER QUICKLY THAT
THE TOW N OF BUTTE FALLS HAS HAD
DIFFI-CULTY RETAINING
POLICE
PERSON-NEL LONG TERM DUE TO FI
I W ASN'T
NANCIAL LIM ITATIONS.
SURPRISED, THEREFORE, W HEN PEOPLE
STARTED ASKING ME, "DO YOU LIVE IN
TOW N?" AND "ARE YOU GOING TO
STAY AROUND LONGER THAN THE LAST
CHIEF?"
I GUESS THE FEAR IS THAT
IF I DON ’ T LIVE IN TOW N THAT I
W ON ’ T STAY LONG TERM. RESPONSE
TIME HAS ALSO BEEN A CONCERN OF
M OST PEOPLE. THE ANSW ER TO THE
FIRST QUESTION IS YES.
IN TOW N.
I DO LIVE
ANSW ERING THE SECOND
QUESTION W OULD ONLY CONSTITUTE
SPECULATION.
I W AS, HOW EVER,
COM MITTED ENOUGH TO CLOSE DOW N
MY CALIFORNIA LAW PRACTICE IN
ORDER TO TAKE THE PO SITIO N.
I ’ VE
TH IS IS A
MATTER OF CODE ENFORCEMENT
AND NUISANCE ABATEM ENT . PER
SONAL PROPERTY ITEM S ARE
BEING
STORED ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF W AYS
ALONG ROADS OR IN ALLEYS. THEY
INCLUDE INOPERABLE VEHICLES OR
AUTOM OBILE PARTS, PORTABLE CAR
COVERS, TRAILERS, PILES OF W OOD,
TRASH AND OTHER SUCH ITEM S.THESE
ITEM S BLOCK ACCESS DURING FIRE,
POLICE AND PUBLIC W ORKS EMER
GENCIES. NUMEROUS PORTABLE CAR
COVERS ARE INSTALLED ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY OR ARE INSTALLED ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY
W ITHO UT REQ
UISITE BUILDING PERM ITS. M ANY
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES CONTAIN
LARGE AM OUNTS OF UNSIGHTLY,
OFFENSIVE OR HAZARDOUS DEBRIS
CONSTITUTING PUBLIC NUISANCES. IT
REAL COMM IT-M ENT.W E ARE NOW
PROVIDING THE TOW N W ITH ON-DUTY
W ILL BE THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS
DEPARTMENT TO CAUSE EACH OF
THESE CONDITIONS TO BE CLEARED.
POLICE SERVICE SEVEN DAYS A W EEK.
IT IS NOT MY OBJECTIVE TO DICTA-
I BELIEVE THIS DAILY COVERAGE HAS
ALREADY HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT-
TORIALLY TELL PEOPLE W HAT THEY
ON THE OVERALL SERENITY OF THE
PROPERTY. I AM
EVEN ADOPTED A CAT. NOW THAT'S
TOW N.
ANY TOW N OR COUNTY
RESIDENT INTERESTED IN IM PROV-ING
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AND AROUND
THE TOW N IS W ELCOME TO CONTACT
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1.
WATER AND GZ7. u k OILLlNC POLICY
EDU'S (equivalent dwelling units)
A. ALL EDU's and all services will be charged
Operation and Maintenance fees and Bond fees each
month.
EXCEPTION on 0 & M fees:
1) . Disconnection for demolition will be pro-rated to
disconnection date.
2) . Shut-off for non-payment will be pro-rated to
disconnection date.
B. VACANT EDU'S:
Only Bonds and 0 & M fees will be billed against
property if land owner/agent notifiesTown Recorder of
vacancy.
C. Empty lots with sewer and water hookups will be
billed for bonds and 0 & M only.
1 D. Empty lots with water (no usage) and no sewer
hookup will be billed for water bonds and 0 & M only.
L‘
. Empty lots with water (usage) and no sewer
‘ uokupwill be billed for water bonds, O&M and
jsage only.
CAN AND CANNOT DO ON THEIR OW N
2.
STRONG ADVOCATE
OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS. HOW
A. W ill be responsible for payment of water and
sewer services.
EVER, IN A
LAND OWNER/AGENT
CIVILIZED SOCIETY
LATE PAYMENTS
CERTAIN LIM ITATIONS ON OFFENSIVE
3.
OR INAPPROPRIATE USE OF PROPERTY
A. After 30 days of non-payment a shutoff notice will
be mailed to the landowner or agent and services will
be shutoff after a 15 day grace period.
ME AT 865-3200 TO SCHEDULE AN
M UST BE ENFORCED FOR THE BENEFIT
OFFICE M EETING ON THE SUBJECT. IN
OF EVERYONE IN A COM M UNITY. IF
SPITE OF OUR BEST EFFORTS, THERE
YOU HAVE QUESTION AS TO W HETHER
ARE ALW AYS GOING TO BE LAW EN
YOUR PROPERTY CONTAINS A CODE
4.
A. A fee of $20.00 will be charged to reconnect
services.
FORCEMENT PROBLEMS.
TW O ARE OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN.
THE FIRST IS
VIO LATIO N, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CONTACT ME, BEFORE I CONTACT YOU.
THAT OF VANDALISM .
ALTHOUGH IT
IF YOU FIX IT. I DON ’ T TICKET. I
ISN ’ T THE ONLY INCIDENT, THE FIRST
LOOK FORW ARD TO W ORKING FOR YOU
THING I HEARD ABOUT W HEN COM ING
AND W ITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TO BUTTE FALLS W AS THAT NEW PIC
FRIENDLY W ELCOME, ASSISTANCE AND
COOPERATION....
NIC TABLES AT THE FALLS HAD BEEN
THROW N INTO THE CREEK. THAT ACT
HAS TO HAVE COME FROM THE NOT
JOHN F. LAW SON,
SO - INSPIRED THINKING OF A M ENTAL
CHIEF OF POLICE.
W OULD IT BE TOO MUCH TO
E/PECT THE SAME PEOPLE TO RECTIFY
W IZARD.
TH . DAMAGE BY VOLUNTARILY PULLING
THE 1 4BLE OUT OF THE CREEK AND
(The song “ I Fought the law,
but the law W on ” keeps com
ing to m ind.... I like this
guy... Cory H .)
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5.
RECONNECT FEES
DEPOSITS
A. Owner/agent billing for services will require one
(1) month basic rate deposit before service can begin.
B. Empty lots with no water and sewer hook- ups
will not be billed.
This billing policy will take effect with the July 2002
billing cycle. The bills will be mailed out to the
Landowner/Agent the first week of August If you
have any questions, please contact Butte Falls City
Hall between the hours of 8 AM and 1 PM at 865-3262.
THE BUTTE FALLS TOWN COUNCIL