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The city owns and operates the city electrical system through the Electrical Foreperson, who is directly responsible to the City Administrator. The City Council, for the purpose of defraying the cost of the care, management, and maintenance of the city electrical system may each year levy a tax not exceeding the maximum limit prescribed by state law, on the actual valuation of all real estate and personal property within the corporate limits that is subject to taxation. The revenue from the tax shall be known as the Electrical Fund and shall remain in the custody of the City Treasurer. The City Administrator shall have the direct management and control of the city electrical system and shall faithfully carry out the duties of his or her office. He or she shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations for the safe and efficient management of the electrical system subject to the supervision and review of the City Council. The City Council shall by ordinance set the rates to be charged for services rendered and shall file the same in the office of the City Clerk for public inspection at any reasonable time.
(Neb. RS 17-902 through 17-904, 17-906, 17-909) (Prior Code, § 3-301) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)
Every person or persons desiring electrical service must make application therefor to the City Administrator. Any applicant may be required to make a service deposit in the amount as has been set by the City Council and on file at the office of the City Clerk. Electricity may not be supplied to any house or building except upon the written order of the City Administrator. The system shall not supply to any person outside the corporate limits electrical service without special permission from the City Council, provided that the entire cost of wire, installation, and other expenses shall be paid by the consumer. Nothing herein shall be construed to obligate the city to supply electrical service to nonresidents.
(Neb. RS 17-902, 19-2701) (Prior Code, § 3-303) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)
(A) The city, through its Electrical Department, shall furnish electric current for light and power purposes to persons whose premises abut on any supply wire of the distribution system and may furnish electric current to the other persons within or without its corporate limits, as and when, according to law, the City Council may see fit to do so. The rules, regulations, and rates for electric service, hereinafter named, in this chapter, shall be considered a part of every application hereafter made for electric service and shall be considered a part of the contract between every consumer now served by the Electrical Department. Without further formality, the making of application on the part of any applicant, or the use or consumption of electric energy by present customers, and the furnishing of electric service to the applicant or customer shall constitute a contract between applicant or customer and the city, to which both parties are bound. If customer should violate any of the provisions of the contract or any reasonable rules and regulations that the City Council may hereafter adopt, the Electrical Foreperson, under the direction of the City Administrator, or his or her agent, shall cut off or disconnect the electric service from the building or place of the violation and no further connection of electric service for the building or place shall again be made save or except by order of the City Administrator or his or her agent.
(Prior Code, § 3-302)
(B) Contracts for electrical service are not transferable. Any person wishing to change from one location to another shall make a new application and sign a new contract. If any consumer shall sell, dispose, or remove from the premise where service is furnished in his or her name, or if the premise is destroyed by fire or other casualty, he or she shall at once inform the City Administrator, who shall cause the electrical service to be shut off from the premise. If the consumer should fail to give notice, he or she shall be charged for all electricity used on the premise until the City Administrator is otherwise advised of the circumstances.
(Neb. RS 17-902, 19-1404)
(Prior Code, § 3-304) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005) Penalty, see § 54.99
Under no circumstances shall connections be made between the wires of the electrical distribution system of this city and the meter of the consumer, except by an employee of the city or a licensed electrician authorized to do so by the City Administrator. The consumer may have wiring done by any competent licensed electrician from the meter to the points of distribution. All wiring, equipment, and apparatus shall be installed according to the Electrical Code duly adopted by the city. All installation shall be done under the supervision and strictly in accordance with the rules, regulations, and specifications for the installation prescribed by the City Administrator and Building Inspector; provided, that the rules, regulations, and specifications have been reviewed and approved by the City Council.
(Neb. RS 17-902, 19-1404) (Prior Code, § 3-305) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005) Penalty, see § 54.99
(A) The city shall provide the wire to the building and shall attach the overhead wiring to the mast provided by the building owner. City will also provide to the customer a meter can and hub to be installed by the customer as specified in § 150.006.
(B) For underground service line installations, the city shall mount and connect the meter can with breakers, mast, and wiring from city overhead distribution lines, and for underground city distribution lines, a meter pedestal with a breaker. The customer shall be responsible for the installation of the service line from the metering point to the building, and the service line shall be installed as specified under § 150.006.
(C) Maintenance and replacement expense shall be apportioned in the same manner.
(Neb. RS 17-902, 19-1404) (Prior Code, § 3-306) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)
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