(A) When services are discontinued, deposits will be applied to final bills and the balance, if any, will be refunded.
(B) Upon discontinuance of service for nonpayment of bills, the deposit will be applied by the town toward settlement of the account. Any balance will be refunded to the consumer, but if the deposit is not sufficient to cover the bill, the town may proceed to collect the balance in the usual way provided by the law for the collection of debts.
(C) Service discontinued for nonpayment of bills will be restored only after bills are paid in full, including the reconnect fee.
(D) The town reserves the right to discontinue its service without notice for the following additional reasons:
(1) To prevent fraud or abuse;
(2) Consumers willful disregard of the town’s rules;
(3) Emergency repairs;
(4) Insufficiency of supply due to circumstances beyond the town’s control;
(5) Legal processes;
(6) Direction of public authorities;
(7) Strike, riot, fire, accident or any unavoidable cause; and/or
(8) Returned check for utility payment or utility deposit payment.
(E) The town may, in addition to prosecution by law, permanently refuse service to any consumer who tampers with a meter or other measuring device.
(F) In the event that a town employee finds evidence that a meter has been tampered with or the lock has been cut, to restore service a $200 fine will be charged in addition to the reconnect fee, and payment of account balance in full will be required before service will be restored.
(Prior Code, Ch. E, Art. II, § 10) (Am. Ord. -, passed 8-10-2011)