(A) a water meter deposit shall be charged before service is initially connected for the user. Once the account is established, the utility bill will identify the person responsible for the bill and the person responsible for the water meter deposit. Charges are set in the town’s utilities fee schedule.
(B) The water meter deposit shall be returned to the person identified on the bill when the user has terminated water service, provided all charges due and owing from the user are paid.
(1) If the account is in the name of two separate individuals and one individual chooses to be removed from the account, the deposit will be refunded to the person identified as paying the water meter deposit, and the person of residence will pay a new meter deposit. The Utility Billing Clerk and the Clerk-Treasurer may, at their discretion, accept a written letter from the individual to transfer the water meter deposit to the person in residence.
(2) If the user identified on the bill as paying the water meter deposit dies, a person may obtain the deposit by providing the Utility Billing Clerk and the Clerk-Treasurer a death certificate and legal power of attorney.
(3) In extreme cases, the meter deposit may be applied to the balance of the account if approved by the Town Council.
(C) The user must notify the Utilities Office of the forwarding address of the payment. The meter deposit refund must be approved by the Council before the payment is mailed.
(Ord. 2000-2, passed 2-21-2000; Am. Ord. 2009-2, passed 5-4-2009; Am. Ord. 2019-5, passed 10-07-2019)