The water utility shall require from any customer or prospective customer, to ensure the payment of water bills, a cash deposit which shall be paid to the city’s utility customer support representative, as follows:
(A) If billings are made on a monthly basis, the cash deposit required shall be equivalent to the estimated amount of water consumption to be used over a two-month period. In no case shall the deposit be less than $54.
(B) Such cash deposit shall be held by the water utility to be applied in whole, or in part, against any delinquent charges owed by the customer.
(Prior Code, § 32.02) (Ord. 1960-9, passed 6-1-1960; Ord. 2010-9, passed 6-23-2010; Ord. 2019-25, passed on 5-13-2020)