NOTICE OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES NO. 2026-01 and 2026-02

Ordinance No. 2026-01

AN ORDINANCE REVISING CITY OF BRISTOL ORDINANCE DATED AUGUST 26, 1985; JULY 24, 1989; APRIL 7, 1997; OCTOBER 25, 1999; MAY 25, 2006; JANUARY 10, 2011; JULY 6, 2015; OCTOBER 11, 2021; SEPTEMBER 23, 2024; AND NOVEMBER 10, 2025; AMENDING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR USE OF MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICES; CLASSIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL USERS; WATER METER DEPOSITS; SURCHARGE FOR NON-MUNICIPAL CUSTOMERS; WATER TAP FEES; LATE FEES; CONNECTION FEES; DISCONNECT FEE FOR INTERRUPTED SERVICES; AFTER-HOURS FEE; RETURNED CHECK FEE; TAMPERING FEE; AND OTHER FEES; CONNECTIONS TO WATER SYSTEM; SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

Ordinance No. 2026-02

AN ORDINANCE REVISING CITY OF BRISTOL ORDINANCE DATED AUGUST 5, 2002; MAY 25, 2006; JANUARY 10, 2011; AUGUST 8, 2016; DECEMBER 19, 2022; SEPTEMBER 23, 2024; AND NOVEMBER 10, 2025; ASSESSING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR USE OF MUNICIPAL SEWER SERVICES; ASSESSING TAP-FEE; OUTLINING MEANS OF ENFORCING PAYMENT FOR SUCH SERVICE; PROMULGATING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTION; SETTING UP MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS; PROHIBITING FREE SERVICE; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

On November 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. (ET), at City Hall, 12444 NW Virginia G. Weaver Street, Bristol, FL.  A copy of the proposed ordinance may be inspected at Bristol City Hall.  Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance.   Those requiring special accommodation or an interpreter in order to participate should notify the Bristol City Clerk’s office no later than 7 days prior to the meeting date.

This notice is dated in Bristol, Liberty County, FL, this 23th day of October 2026.

CITY OF BRISTOL

Janie Boyd, Chair

Christian D. Vowell, City Clerk