Cape Elizabeth residents will get the opportunity to tell town councilors how they feel about a $1 increase in their sewer bills at a meeting Nov. 13.

The Portland Water District is in the middle of a two-year overhaul of resident water meters with new automated meter-reading technology, allowing meters to be read by a radio frequency, said Michelle Clements, director of public relations and information for the water district. A van will be able to drive down a street and read a meter without having someone physically going to each residence.

The Monday night meeting also will host a public hearing for revisions to traffic regulations near the high school. The council will also be voting to approve a new contract for the police union, the Cape Elizabeth Police Benevolent Association.

However, since no one will be checking the meters, customers who wish to continue using submeters will have to outfit them with radio transmitters. Submeters allow residents to measure their water usage separately from their sewer discharge, so that residents do not face sewer charges for water used outside the home for activities like filling a pool and watering a lawn.

The Portland Water District asked communities last year whether they wanted to continue participating in the submeter program. Cape agreed to the additional $17,640 charge to cover the cost of upgrading about 735 submeters in Cape Elizabeth. That still left the question of how to pay the extra cost.

The water district proposed a $2 increase in the monthly bill for submeter users, said Cape Town Manager Michael McGovern. The town decided on a smaller $1 increase to submeter users’ monthly bills. McGovern said the town felt the $1 fee could cover the cost over a longer period of time. The council will vote on the increase after hearing from residents.

Clements said the water district sent out a letter this summer letting customers know how much money they saved with their submeters. She said customers who saved a minimal amount could see whether they would want to continue with the submeter program.

Another item set for public discussion is a revision in traffic regulations for the high school access road.

“This is just policy catching up with the physical changes on the road,” said McGovern. The median that used to divide the access road has been removed, he said, and the policy changes are just to ensure the law matches the road.

In other words, it ensures someone cannot get pulled over for going the wrong way down a one-way section of the road, because the access road now acts as a regular two-lane road.

The town council will hold another public hearing on it next month before voting.

The council will also be approving of a police contract that has been in negotiation since it expired in June of 2005.