Whenever any person requests of the city some action which requires that the city incur expense for professional services, whether engineering, legal, surveying or other, or for the publication of any notice, that person shall bear the cost of said expense. At the time the request is made, the person making the request shall place on deposit with the City Clerk the sum of $300. Thereafter, the city may draw against that deposit to pay for such services or publication expenses as the city may incur. The city may require additional deposits as it shall, from time to time, deem necessary to cover the expense of the requested action. If, at any time, there remain no further funds on deposit, then the city shall take no further action upon the request. No request shall be acted upon until the costs of the action have been reimbursed in full to the city. Any funds remaining after the request has been acted on shall be returned to the citizen making the deposit.
(Ord. 1208, passed 7-6-05)