(a) Each new customer making application for utility service shall make a cash deposit to the city to serve as a guaranty for the payment of service thereafter furnished to the customer’s premises.
(b) The deposit(s) required by division (a) above shall not exceed an amount equal to the expected average bill for a three-month period for such utility service(s). At its discretion, the city may require a single utility deposit to be paid by the property owner or customer. If a single deposit is requested, the total amount of the deposit shall not exceed and amount equal to the expected average bills for a three- month period for all such utility services provided by the city.
(c) In the event that utility service shall be disconnected or discontinued for failure to pay any bill due the city for such utility, such cash deposit shall be applied as a credit against all amount due from the customer to the city, and if there shall remain any surplus of such deposit, the same shall be returned to the customer.
(d) Deposits collected pursuant to this section shall be governed by the provisions of K.S.A. 12-822, as amended.