925.13 DEPOSIT.

   (a)    The Director of Public Service may require a deposit to be placed on an account whenever the account holder:

      (1)   Does not have an established credit history with the Division of Water.

      (2)   Has received delinquency or termination of service notices and wishes to avoid such termination.

      (3)   Has had service terminated for nonpayment.

      (4)   Is a debtor in a pending case in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

      (5)   Refuses to allow employees of the Division of Water to enter upon the premises served for the purposes of meter reading, repairs and/or testing.

   (b)   The deposit amount shall equal two average quarterly bills on that account which shall be calculated based on the previous twelve (12) months consumption at the premises served or, in the absence of prior consumption history, an estimate prepared by the Division of Water.

   (c)   Deposits held by the Division of Water shall not be applied to current water or sewer bills. However, a deposit held on an account shall be returned to the depositor if, subsequent to the date of the deposit, four consecutive bills are timely paid. If a deposit is held on an account at the time it is closed, the deposit shall be applied to any final amount outstanding, and the balance, if any, shall be returned to the depositor.

(Ord. 2010-007. Passed 1-25-10.)