(A) Any person desiring to use the electrical, water, or sewer service of the city shall make application therefore in the office of the City Clerk. Prior to any service being connected, the person shall pay the City Clerk a unified deposit securing the payment of the monthly service charge for the services, as set forth in the rate ordinances of the city.
(B) In the event any of the foregoing utility services are disconnected, for any reason, the unified utility deposit shall be set off against the final bill rendered to the customer. The foregoing unified deposits shall be transferred at the request of a customer for service at a different location within the corporate limits, and shall be refunded in full after service has been provided to the same customer for a period of 12 months; provided, however, in the event that the customer has made three or more payments for the utilities after the due date therefore, in any consecutive 12-month period, the City Administrator may require that the deposit be retained for an additional 12-month period.
(C) If a customer is disconnected for non-payment, a customer may be required to pay all of his or her accounts in full and an additional or new deposit may also be required before service is reconnected. The deposit shall be set in the rate ordinance of the city.
(D) In addition to the foregoing unified utility deposit, the city shall charge the customer non-refundable and non-transferable service fees, which shall be allocated one-half to the Electric Fund and one-half to the Water Fund prior to service connection. The fees shall be applied when the account is setup, transferred to a new name, or reconnected for non-payment. The fees may include an additional charge for any after-hour service for connection or reconnection of services. The fees shall be set in the rate ordinances of the city.
(Prior Code, § 3-404) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)