(A) When the city is of the opinion that any public utility is failing or omitting or about to fail or omit to do anything required of it by law, or by any order, decision, rule, direction or requirement of the city or is doing anything or about to do anything or permitting anything or about to permit anything to be done in violation of law or of any order, decision, rule, direction or requirement of the city, it shall direct the City Attorney to commence an action or proceeding in the Superior Court in and for this county, for the purpose of having the violations or threatened violations stopped and prevented, either by mandamus or injunction. The City Attorney shall thereupon being the action or proceeding in the name of the people of the city by petition to the Superior Court, alleging the violation or threatened violation complained of and praying for appropriate relief by way of mandamus or injunction.
(B) Every violation of the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties; the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or employee of any public utility, acting within the scope of his or her official duties or employment, shall, in every case, be the act, omission or failure of the public utility.
(C) In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties, the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or employee of any public utility, acting within the scope of his or her official duties or employment, shall, in every case, be the act, omission or failure of the public utility.
('61 Code, § 8.8 1.,3.,4.) (Ord. 573, passed - - )