The City Electrical Department, employees thereof acting in their official capacity or contractors therefor in the process of performing under contract may disconnect power under the following conditions:
(A) To correct or terminate a hazardous condition;
(B) For purposes of construction, repair or maintenance of city facilities to ensure dependable power supply or restore services to areas where power has been interrupted due to facility failure; but if electrical energy will be disconnected for periods of time in excess of one hour, the Electrical Department shall cause notice by public service announcements and newspaper announcements, to the extent reasonable and practical under the circumstances, to minimize inconvenience to affected utility consumers;
(C) In the event of inadequate power supply to the city, a system of rolling black-outs or brown-outs may be employed, whereby service to various areas of the city is interrupted in succession to ensure availability of power to other areas. The Director of Public Works or his or her designee shall divide the city into service areas for the purposes of this process and shall maintain a list to ensure that each area is treated equally with respect to non-service or reduced service; and
(Prior Code, § H-1-6)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-29-1, 9-39-1 and 9-39-23