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GENERAL PROVISIONS
The city owns and operates the city electrical system through the Director of Public Works. The City Council, for the purpose of defraying the cost of the care, management, and maintenance of the city electrical system, may each year levy a tax not exceeding the maximum limit prescribed by state law, on the actual valuation of all real estate and personal property within the corporate limits that is subject to taxation. The revenue from the tax shall be known as the Electrical Fund and shall remain in the custody of the City Clerk/Treasurer. The Director of Public Works shall have the direct management and control of the city electrical system and shall faithfully carry out the duties of his or her office. He or she shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations for the safe and efficient management of the electrical system subject to the supervision and review of the City Council. The City Council shall by resolution set the rates to be charged for services rendered and shall file the same in the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer for public inspection at any reasonable time.
(Neb. RS 17-902 through 17-904, 17-906, and 17-909) (1973 Code, § 3-1001)
The city, through its Electrical Department, shall furnish electric current for light and power purposes to persons whose premises abut on any supply wire of the distribution system and may furnish electric current to any other persons within or without its corporate limits, as and when, according to law, the City Council may see fit to do so. The rules, regulations, and rates for electric service, hereinafter named, in this chapter, shall be considered a part of every application hereafter made for electric service and shall be considered a part of the contract between every consumer now served by the Electrical Department. Without further formality, the making of application on the part of any applicant or the use or consumption of electric energy by present customers and the furnishing of electric service to the applicant or customer shall constitute a contract between applicant or customer and the city, to which both parties are bound. If customer should violate any of the provisions of the contract or any reasonable rules and regulations that the City Council may hereafter adopt, the Director of Public Works, or his or her agent, shall cut off or disconnect the electric service from the building or place of the violation and no further connection of electric service for the building or place shall again be made save or except by order of the Director of Public Works or his or her agent.
(1973 Code, § 3-1002)
(A) Every person or persons desiring electrical service may be required to make a service deposit in the amount as has been set by the City Council and on file at the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. Electricity may not be supplied to any house or building except upon the order of the Director of Public Works. The system shall not supply to any person outside the corporate limits electrical service without special permission from the City Council; provided, that the entire cost of wire, installation, and other expenses shall be paid by the consumer.
(B) Nothing herein shall be construed to obligate the city to supply electrical service to nonresidents.
(Neb. RS 17-902, 19-2,701) (1973 Code, § 3-1003)
Under no circumstances shall connections be made between the wires of the electrical distribution system of this city and the meter of the consumer, except by an employee of the city or a bonded electrician authorized to do so by the Director of Public Works. The consumer may have wiring done by any competent licensed electrician from the meter to the points of distribution. All wiring, equipment, and apparatus shall be installed according to the electrical code duly adopted by the city. All installation shall be done under the supervision and strictly in accordance with the rules, regulations, and specifications for the installation prescribed by the Director of Public Works; provided, that the rules, regulations, and specifications have been reviewed and approved by the City Council.
(Neb. RS 17-902) (1973 Code, § 3-1004) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) The expense of the electrical meter shall be paid by the city.
(B) All other expenses associated with the electrical system other than the electric meter shall be the responsibility of the consumer.
(C) Maintenance and replacement expense shall be apportioned in the same manner.
(Neb. RS 17-902) (1973 Code, § 3-1005) (Ord. 965, passed 5-14-2020)
All electrical meters shall be read at least one time each month during which electrical service is used on the day/time as prescribed by the Director of Public Works. In the event a meter is broken or otherwise fails to register accurately the use of electricity by any consumer, the six-month average of the season one year previous to the breakage shall be used for billing purposes.
(1973 Code, § 3-1006) (Ord. 757, passed 1-11-2007; Ord. 964, passed 3-12-2020; Ord. 965, passed 5- 14-2020)
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