TITLE 8
WATER AND SEWER
CHAPTER 1
WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS AND ACCOUNTS
SECTION:
8-1-1: Public Works Supervisor
8-1-2: Water And Sewer Connections
8-1-3: Bills For Service
8-1-4: Identity Theft Prevention Program Adopted
8-1-1: PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR:
The city council shall hire a suitable and competent person as public works supervisor who shall serve at the pleasure of the city council and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the council in its annual appropriation ordinance. The supervisor shall perform all his duties under direction of the city council, or any executive committee thereof, and shall have charge of the city water and sewer systems and their maintenance, repair and operation. (2015 Code)
8-1-2: WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS:
   A.   Connection Fee:
      1.   Required: For the purposes of this subsection, a sewer and water hookup fee shall be charged to each individual household or living unit. This means a single-family residence, each unit in a mobile home park, each apartment, and each and every dwelling unit. The concept is that there shall be a separate sewer and water hookup for each household living unit, and each unit shall be charged the same whether the unit is located in a residential single-family subdivision, apartment house or complex, mobile home park, or any other arrangement. As an example, the residence containing an apartment or a residence wherein a portion is rented out would be considered two (2) units for the purposes of this subsection. (Ord. 342, 10-7-1997)
      2.   Amount Established By Resolution; Reductions May Be Authorized:
         a.   A fee as established by resolution of the city council shall be charged for the hookup of any water or sewer connection into any main or distribution line, and no hookup shall be made until the fee has been paid in advance to the city clerk-treasurer and a receipt issued for the same. (Ord. 410, 5-9-2006; amd. Ord. 500, 9-10-2013)
         b.   In multi-family or multi-unit developments, the city shall have the ability to reduce the rate of each individual water or sewer hookup if the developer designs the complex, installs all water and sewer pipes, installs water mains and can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the action would be beneficial to or save money for the city at the present or in the future. (Ord. 342, 10-7-1997)
   B.   New Connections Or Services Outside City Limits Prohibited; Exception: Effective January 16, 2007, there shall be no new water or sewer hookups nor any water or sewer services provided by the city outside the city limits. This prohibition shall not apply to any existing extraterritorial water or sewer services nor to water or sewer services which have been committed to by the city. (Ord. 421, 1-9-2007)
8-1-3: BILLS FOR SERVICE:
   A.   Responsibility For Bills; Discontinuance Of Service: All accounts will be placed in the owner's or property management company's name only. The city will not allow any account to be set up in a renter's name. The owner will be responsible for all utility bills. When bills are delinquent more than sixty (60) days, the services will be discontinued until payment is made in full.
   B.   Notice Of Delinquency: When an owner of the premises receiving service is delinquent in payment and scheduled for shutoff, the city shall make a good faith effort to notify said owner of the delinquency and the amount delinquent. A notice of termination of service shall be sent to the owner of the premises receiving such service.
   C.   New Services: In the event service to a property has been terminated or a new owner seeks service to a property, before new service is provided to a property, any balances owing shall be paid in full. (Ord. 469, eff. 7-13-2010; amd. 2015 Code)
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