(A) Amount. In order to ensure customer responsibility for the payment obligations under this subchapter, the utility billing clerk shall collect a deposit for each account of a sewer and water customer in the following amounts, based on property ownership interest:
Property Interest | Deposit Amount |
Water Account - Owner-user | $50.00 |
Water Account - Tenant-user | $100.00 |
Sewer Account - Owner-user | $50.00 |
Sewer Account - Tenant-user | $100.00 |
(B) Refund. A deposit made pursuant to this section shall not be refunded until the user is no longer a customer with respect to any town utility.
(C) Notarized statement.
(1) A utility deposit may not be refunded to the depositor until the depositor provides the utility billing clerk with a notarized statement that as of a certain date the unit being served:
(a) Has been conveyed or transferred to another person; or
(b) No longer uses or is connected with any part of the town's utility services.
(2) A notarized statement made pursuant to this section must include the name and address of the person to whom the unit is being conveyed or transferred.
(D) Deductions. There shall be deducted from the amount of any returned utility deposit any outstanding penalties, judgments, and utility costs and charges that are owed to the town.
(E) Forwarding address. Except as provided in this section, the balance of the deposit shall be forwarded to an address indicated by the depositor or, if none is given, to the depositor's last known mailing address.
(Ord. 2022-02, passed 6-21-2022)