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939.205 PROPERTY TRANSFER.
   (a)   When a customer moves within the City service area, a deposit shall be required for the new address and the previous deposit shall be refunded upon payment of the final bill for the former service address. When a final meter reading is ordered for transferring service, a reading must be obtained from the meter and the remote reading device. The City reserves the right to not calculate a final bill until an actual reading, by City personnel, is obtained.
   (b)   Furthermore, no water shall be supplied to any premises, the owner of which is delinquent in the payment of water bills or who is indebted to the City for materials, supplies or work done or in any other manner, until that indebtedness is paid, whether the indebtedness was incurred at the premises for which service is applied or at any other place within the City; the City reserves the right to shut off the water from any premises owned or rented by a person so delinquent upon giving fourteen business days' notice.
   (c)   For escrow matters, see Section 940.02.
(Ord. 2017-10. Passed 2-6-17.)
939.206 TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
   When an account holder wishes to terminate service, he or she shall notify the billing office at least three business days prior to termination and provide access to the meter so that a final reading may be made and a final bill prepared. The final bill shall include the full amount of the user and sanitation fees for the period in which the termination occurs plus all consumption at then current rates.
(Ord. 2017-10. Passed 2-6-17.)
USER FEES, BILLING AND COLLECTION PROCEDURES,
AND CREDIT AND REFUND PRACTICES
939.300 PURPOSE.
   For the purpose of meeting the expenses of operating and maintaining the water treatment plant, water distribution system, wastewater collection system, WWPC and solid waste collection (hereinafter utility services(s)), the City is hereby authorized to charge and collect for utility services in accordance with the current and future City fee ordinance set by City Council. The current rate structure is established by ordinance(s) by the City Council. The Utilities Department is hereby authorized and directed to cause the rates and charges so established to be billed to all premises subject thereto and to keep and maintain records relating thereto.
(Ord. 2018-181. Passed 11-19-18.)
939.301 USER FEES (ALSO KNOWN AS SERVICE CHARGES), RATES AND CHARGES.
   (a)   The schedule of rates, user fees (also known as service charges), and/or any implemented fees shall be set forth in the rate structure as established by the ordinances of City Council.
   (b)   The bill shall be issued in the name of the account holder. Failure to receive the bill shall not relieve any account holder of their obligation to pay the bill.
   (c)   There shall be no proration of any implemented user fee (also known as service charge) nor shall the sanitation bill be rendered for less than one billing period. All bills shall reflect actual usage (water and sewage) and fixed monthly charges (user fee and sanitation), as applicable.
   (d)   The user fee (also known as service charge) shall be billed irrespective of actual utility usage by the account holder.
(Ord. 2019-194. Passed 12-2-19.)
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