The following rules, regulations and procedures shall be followed in the determination of application for electrical service, billing, handling, of delinquencies, contractual relationship between the customer and city, and accounting of service charges.
(A) Application for service. Any person desiring to purchase electric current from the city shall make application therefore upon a printed form to be furnished for that purpose, completed and signed by the applicant and filed in the office of the Administrator. The application shall contain a description of the premises where such electric current is desired and the voltage and rating in amperes, watts, or horsepower of all devices as may be required by the Administrator.
(B) Validity of application.
(1) The application is merely a request for service and does not in itself bind the city to serve except under reasonable conditions, nor does it bind the customer to take service; but if the service is connected, the application shall become a contract between the customer and the city, and the customer shall be required to pay monthly minimum charges according to the applicable rate.
(2) No application for electric service shall be accepted, or no new service shall be furnished to an account holder whether be a person, firm or corporation who has any delinquent bill, fee or charge with the city until such bill, fee or charge has been paid in full.
(C) Contract. The application provided for in this section shall become a contract on the part of the person making the same, to pay for the electric current, at the rate, in the manner, and at the time as hereinafter specified by the city. The contract shall provide that the city shall have the right to:
(1) Charge and collect the rates, fees and other charges as set by the city.
(2) Change the rates, fees and other charges at any time at the discretion of the city.
(3) Disconnect at any time, without notice to the customer.
(4) Install meters to register the electric current consumed or the maximum load or both.
(D) Exemption. Said contract shall further provide that the city, its agents and employees shall not be held responsible for any damage by fire or other causes resulting from defective wiring or appliances on the premises supplied with electric current by the city.
(E) Validity of contract. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the city or the Administrator to enter into any contract or to furnish electric energy to any person applying therefore. The Administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to refuse to enter into any such contract or to furnish such electric energy.
(F) Term of contract. All contracts shall take effect from the day service is connected and rates shall be charged and bills rendered from the day the premises are connected to the city's electrical system. All contracts shall be binding for the period specified in the contract and shall continue in effect until 30 days after written notice of discontinuance to administrator is delivered to his or her office, and until all charges for electrical energy, fines, and penalties have been paid in full.
(Ord. 440, passed 10-26-2015)