A. A utility deposit in an amount to be established by resolution of the city council shall be paid to the treasurer for every new service or connection to the water system. A deposit shall also be required on each occasion that the utility account is past due for forty five (45) days or more. The deposit shall be returned after one year of on time payments or when the service is discontinued, whichever is first. Return of the deposit at the termination of service shall include a setoff of any unpaid utility charges then due the city. Further, the finance department of the city is authorized to charge additional service fees, to be set by resolution of the city council, when utility accounts have become delinquent through nonpayment or when specific services are made necessary because of disconnection of service on either voluntary or involuntary grounds. Rate adjustments based upon economic necessity and will-pay agreements are authorized hereby.
B. There shall be charged for every water connection to the water main of the city, where there has been no prior service to the land, premises or building for which the connection is made or where an increase in demand due to a change in use or water requirement is effected and for the installation of a water meter, a hook up fee in such amount as shall be determined by the city council and approved by resolution set forth in the minutes of the meeting at which the fee is opted. (Ord. 401 § 1, 2003)