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ARTICLE II. RATES AND CHARGES
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)
At the time of application for any new installation of municipal utility service, the applicant shall pay a connection fee to the Municipal Utilities Department as follows:
Water
| |
Meter Size | Fee |
5/8 inch or 3/4 inch meter | $425 |
1 inch meter | $750 |
1 ½ meter | $1,500 |
2 inch meter | $2,000 |
3 inch meter | $2,750 |
Sewer
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Meter Size | Customers connected to the city water system | Customers not connected to the city water system |
5/8 inch or 3/4 inch meter | $400 | $600 |
1 inch meter | $1,000 | $1,500 |
1 ½ meter | $2,000 | $3,000 |
2 inch meter | $3,200 | $4,800 |
3 inch meter | $6,400 | $9,600 |
Electric | |
All customers | $50 |
(1976 Code) (Ord. No. 02-05, § 1, 2-15-05)
(A) Except as provided in division (B), below, there shall be no transfer, or so-called transfer, from one location to another of deposits made for utility service. In each case, the transfer shall be considered a new application for service and shall be treated as such. When premises are vacated, any amounts due for water service shall be paid in full and utility service shall not be connected at another place until this is done. This removal from one place to another shall be considered as a new request for utility service and applicants shall be required to make the current deposit amount in effect at the time the request is made.
(B) A customer who has qualified for a good payment standing deposit refund pursuant to § 31.100(C) may transfer the deposit exemption to a new residential service where the customer lives, provided that the old residential service is no longer maintained in the customer’s name. However, the continued service at the previous address may remain in the good credit standing customer’s name if the continued service is for construction or reconstruction purposes for the benefit of the good standing customer during the construction or reconstruction process only.
(1976 Code) (Ord. No. 02-05, § 1, 2-15-05; Am. Ord. No. 04-09, § 2, 4-7-09)
The rates and charges for the consumption of utility services furnished by the city, as well as the charges and fees for connection to the system, shall be determined by the city council by ordinance and on file in the office of the city clerk.
(1976 Code) (Ord. No. 02-05, § 1, 2-15-05)
All bills for utility services furnished by the city shall be due and payable prior to midnight of the fifteenth day following the date of the bill. However, if the due date falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday observed by the city, then the bill shall be due and payable by midnight of the following business day.
(1976 Code) (Ord. No. 02-05, § 1, 2-15-05)
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