(A) All persons who desire to connect with the sewer utility, owned by the town, when buying a house, shall pay a deposit in the amount of $90.
(B) All persons who desire to connect with the water utility, owned by the town, when buying a house, shall pay a deposit in the amount of $45.
(C) All persons who desire to connect with the town electric utility when renting a dwelling, shall pay a deposit to the electric utility in the sum of $170. All persons who desire to connect to the water utility when renting a dwelling shall pay a deposit in the sum of $45. All persons who desire to connect to the sewer utility when renting a dwelling shall pay a deposit in the sum of $90.
(D) All persons who own a home or dwelling and desire to connect to the electric utility shall, for residential service, pay a deposit of $170. For non-residential service, all persons or entities shall pay a deposit of $170, plus one-sixth of estimated annual billings for electrical services to customer at the address services are rendered.
(E) If a consumer's utilities are disconnected for non-payment, then a deposit shall be required to reconnect said utilities. If the delinquent consumer already has a deposit with the town that is less that the present deposit amount(s), then the consumer shall pay an additional sum to bring their deposit amount(s) up to the current deposit amount(s) as required by this section.
(F) If a consumer pays any of the aforementioned deposits by check and the check is returned for insufficient funds, then the consumer shall be assessed the returned check fee set forth under I.C. 35-43-5-5 or any subsequent statute which addresses returned check fees.
(Ord. 1359-3-98, passed 3-11-1998; Am. Ord. 1453-06-02, passed 7-10-2006; Am. Ord. 1614-2-20, passed 2-19-2020)