(A) Residential utility deposit requirements.
(1) A deposit for each new residential utility service shall be required from any residential user in the following amounts prior to the initiation of any utility services:
Electricity (no gas service) | $150 |
Electricity (with gas service) | $75 |
Garbage | $15 |
Gas | $75 |
Sewer | $30 |
Water | $30 |
(2) Such deposit shall be returned to such user whenever the above named utility service is discontinued, after deducting from said deposit any and all amounts due to the city for water, sewer, electricity, gas or garbage service furnished, including charges for labor and materials.
(3) After at least two years of continuous service to the residential customer, if the monthly payments for the account have been made promptly, with no delinquent payments and no more than four payments made past the due date during the immediately preceding 24-month period, the customer’s deposit shall be refunded.
(B) Commercial utility deposit requirements.
(1) Except as provided below, all utility service accounts established under the commercial rate structure shall be required to maintain a deposit in an amount to be determined by the utilities office as set forth in this section.
(2) Deposits for any new account, or for any account for which service is reinstated after being disconnected for non-payment, shall be maintained in the amount of not less than $300, nor more than $2,000, as determined by the utilities office. The exact amount of the deposit required should be equal to the entire utility bill of the highest usage month of the preceding 12 months of continuous utility usage.
(3) The commercial utility deposit required herein shall be refunded to the commercial customer when the utility service has been disconnected, whether at the request of the customer or for non-payment of the customer’s bill, or a new account has been created for said service with a different customer, and a final reading has been taken. Any deposit on hand, minus any amount of unpaid billings, including penalties and other charges, shall be refunded to the customer.
(4) After at least two years of continuous service to the commercial customer, if the monthly payments for the account have been made promptly, with no delinquent payments and no more than four payments made past the due date during the immediately preceding 24-month period, the customer’s deposit shall be refunded.
(Ord. 961, passed 7-9-2012)