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In the event a meter is broken or otherwise fails to register accurately the use of electricity by any consumer, the six-month average of the season one year previous to the breakage shall be used for billing purposes.
(Neb. RS 19-1404) (Prior Code, § 3-307) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)
(A) The City Council has the power and authority to fix the rates to be paid by electrical consumers for the use of electricity from the Electrical Department; to establish reasonable categories for differing charges; and to provide for the collection of the fees charged. The rate schedule set by the City Council shall be on file for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk. The Public Works Division shall bill the consumers and collect all money received by the city on the account of the city electrical system. The Division shall faithfully account for and pay over the same to the City Treasurer all revenue collected by it, taking its receipt therefor in duplicate, filing one with the City Clerk and placing the other on file in the electrical system's official records.
(Prior Code, § 3-308)
(B) The city shall, from time to time, recommend electrical rates to be charged to the customers of the city's Electrical Department. The Council shall approve the rates recommended before the city shall put them into effect. Upon approval of these rates by the City Council, the rates shall be placed on file with the City Clerk.
(Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)
The service deposit required for utility service as provided in the rate ordinances of the city shall be promptly paid upon demand by all customers of the electrical system. From the deposit shall be deducted all delinquent electrical charges. The service deposit shall be collected by the City Clerk and immediately turned over to the City Treasurer who shall keep the fees in a trust fund for the customers of the electrical system.
(Prior Code, § 3-309) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)
The city electrical system does not guarantee the delivery of electric current over the lines of the distribution system except when it has sufficient power, current, equipment, and machinery to do so. The Electrical Foreperson, under the direction of the City Administrator, has the power and authority to disconnect or discontinue service for any good and sufficient reason without liability. The city shall use due care and reasonable diligence to provide and supply uninterrupted service to consumers, but shall not be liable for damages resulting from interruption of service due to causes over which the city has no control and the city expressly reserves the right to discontinue or disconnect any consumer's service without preliminary notice.
(Neb. RS 17-902, 19-1404) (Prior Code, § 3-310)
Should any house or building moving occur or be necessary and it becomes necessary in the work to remove or disturb any of the property or wires of the city electrical system, the same should not be done except upon written permission received from the City Administrator, who shall then order paid in advance the actual cost of moving the wires and the cost shall be paid by the applicant prior to the moving of the building or house. All expense of removing, changing, and replacing the wires or apparatus of the electrical system shall be paid out of the deposit made prior to moving, and any surplus remaining after all expenses are paid shall be returned to the applicant; provided, that if in the course of moving the building or house it becomes apparent that additional expense will be incurred, additional deposit as deemed necessary may be demanded.
(Neb. RS 19-1404) (Prior Code, § 3-311) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)
It shall be unlawful for any person to post, tack, or fasten to the poles, structures, fixtures, or equipment of the city electrical system any sign, poster, advertisement, or banner without written permission from the City Administrator.
(Neb. RS 19-1404) (Prior Code, § 3-312) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005) Penalty, § 54.99
The customer shall, without expense to the city, permit access at all reasonable hours to all equipment and facilities owned by the city and located on the customer's premises. The customer shall permit the city to trim or cause to be trimmed the limbs or tops of trees to the extent that the trimming shall be necessary to avoid interference with city facilities.
(Prior Code, § 3-313) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)
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