(A) Turning on. No water from the city water supply shall be turned on for service into any premises by any person, but the Superintendent of Water or some person authorized by him or her to perform this service.
(B) Application. Application to have water turned on shall be made in writing to the City Clerk, and shall contain an agreement by the applicant to abide by and accept all of the provisions of this section as conditions governing the use of the city water supply to the applicant.
(C) Deposit. A deposit of $80 for resident users who do not own their home and who reside in the city; for commercial users who do not own their place of business in the city; for resident users who are purchasing their home in the city on contract; for commercial users who are purchasing their place of business in the city on contract; deposits shall be made with each application, this sum to be retained by the city to ensure payment of all bills. When service to the applicant is discontinued permanently, this deposit, less any amount still due the city for water service, shall be refunded without interest. When any purchaser of a residence or commercial building on contract shall record his, her or their deed to such residence or building, this deposit shall be refunded without interest. Any applicant for water service, who is the owner of the premises to be served, shall not be required to make any deposit.
(D) Re-connection fee. In the event a re-connection of the water supply is necessitated due to a reinstatement of a previous delinquent account, a fee of $20 shall be charged to the applicant for the service of re-connecting the water supply.
(E) Effective date. The effective date of this section shall be 7-1-1991.
(Ord. 2, Series 1991-1992, passed 6-24-1991; Ord. passed 8-17-2015)