Along with the application for utility service, the applicant shall pay a deposit to the Municipal Utilities Department as follows:
(A) Residential deposits.
Residential Deposits | |
Water | $50 |
Sewer | |
If city provides water service | $40 |
If water service not provided by city | $60 |
Note: § 31.388 remains effective for all service initiated prior to the effective date of this section. | |
Electric | $150 |
No interest shall be paid on customer deposits | |
(B) Other deposits. All other customers of the municipal utilities shall pay a deposit in an amount determined by the Superintendent at the time of application and being an amount to approximate two (2) times the estimated average monthly bill, but in no case shall the deposit be less than the following:
Electric | $200 |
Water | $75 |
Sewer (water provided by city) | $60 |
Sewer (water not provided by city) | $100 |
No interest shall be paid on customer deposits | |
(C) The amount of the deposit required of a customer pursuant to the foregoing subsections (A) and (B) shall be increased by one hundred dollars ($100) in the event (1) service is disconnected twice in a twelve (12) month period or (2) a bill is paid by a check returned unpaid by the drawee bank twice in a twelve (12) month period.
(D) Refund policy for residential customers. In the event the final billing has been paid and satisfied, or the customer has remained in good payment standing or twenty-four (24) consecutive months, the customer shall be entitled to a refund of the deposit made. Good payment standing means that there has been no disconnection of service, no returned checks or automatic drafts, fewer than six (6) disconnect notices, and no more than two (2) disconnect notices in any six (6) month period. After a residential customer has received a refund of the deposit, in the event the customer has service disconnected, a new deposit shall be required in an amount specified in division (A) above, prior to reinstitution of service.
(1976 Code) (Ord. No. 02-05, § 1, 2-15-05; Am. Ord. No. 04-09, § 1, 4-7-09)