(A) Water and sewer deposits. Deposits heretofore made by customers and which are presently held by the city as partial security for the payment of water bills according to previous ordinances shall continue to be held by the city subject to the provisions of this chapter. Each new customer and/or each customer that is required to reconnect to service due to late or non-payment of a water bill shall be required to place a monetary deposit with the city in accordance with this section. The deposit shall be the sum of $150 at the time of installation or re-connection of any water meter for a single-family residence or $150 per meter for installation or re-connection for a duplex or apartment house. With regard to installation or re-connection of a meter for a meter line of one inch or more in diameter, the customer shall pay the actual costs of the meter and meter installation. With regard to the deposit to be placed with the city upon installation or reinstallation of a meter for a meter line of one inch or more in diameter, the deposit shall be the estimated cost of the meter and installation as if it was being newly installed, with said deposit amount to be determined in the sole discretion of the city. Any and all of said deposits are to be held for assurance of the payment of the bills for water and sewer services supplied by said system, and the deposits held shall be subject to be applied to any past due bills in the event of delinquency, and any amount so applied to delinquent bills shall be restored by the depositor within ten days after notice by the city to do so. If any deposit is not restored in accordance with the requirements of this section, the customer shall be disconnected from water service to the premises, upon penalty of disconnection of water service to the premises. Upon proper notice to terminate service to a business or residence by a customer, and payment of the final bill for said customer, the deposit shall be refunded. Such refund shall be forwarded the customer as soon as practicable after receipt by the city of payment of the final bill in accordance with the city’s normal payment cycle.
(B) Sewer deposits.
(1) All persons or entities who receive city sewer service that do not purchase their water from the city are hereby required to provide information, complete the forms required by the city, and post deposits as set forth herein below.
(2) This requirement applies to customers currently receiving sewer service from the city as well as those who apply for service in the future.
(3) Deposits will not bear interest, except as required by law.
(4) Deposits will only be refunded upon the termination of sewer service by the customer and the full payment of all sewer charges due by the customer.
Single-family dwelling or individual apartment | Deposit $100 |
Multi-family dwelling or apartments | Deposit $250 |
Business | Deposit $600 |
Industrial | $1,500 |
(5) In addition to the foregoing, in the event that sewer service is terminated to any customer as a result of non-payment, sewer service will only be reconnected upon the payment of a reconnect charge in the amount of $100, or the actual cost, whichever is greater.
(6) Additional requirements. In the event that a customer desires to establish a water or sewer connection in a residence or for property which he or she does not own and when the service is not placed in the name of the landlord/owner of the property, the customer shall provide a copy of the lease to the city prior to the city providing service. In addition, the city’s representatives shall only establish service in the name(s) of the person(s) that signed the lease as the tenant/lessee. If the customer(s) has/have prior amounts owed, service shall not be established unless or until the prior indebtedness has been paid in full.
(Ord. 610.7-2-96, passed 2-26-1996; Ord. 610.6-8A-2006, passed 8-28-2006; Ord. 610.6-9-2013, passed 9-9-2013; Ord. 2015-001, passed 1-26-2015; Ord. 2024-017, passed 6-10-2024)