The following policies shall apply to water service deposits and water service billing:
(A) All persons becoming water service customers with no prior water service payment history shall be required to post a deposit for water service in accordance with the deposit schedule adopted by the City Council.
(B) Any water service customers not owning the premises being served by the Water Department shall keep a fully paid water service deposit with the City Clerk/Treasurer at all times.
(C) Any water service customer owning the property being served by the Water Department shall receive a refund of his or her deposit after 12 continuous months of on-time payment of all water service bills presented by and paid to the City of Midway.
(D) Transfer of water service from one property location to another property location by the same property owner/customer shall not require a new deposit from a water service customer in good payment status with the Water Department.
GOOD PAYMENT STATUS shall be defined as 12 continuous months of on-time payment of all water service bills presented by and paid to the City of Midway. The city shall require a water service deposit from a transferring customer if that customer is not in good payment status.
(E) The customer applying for water service shall have the service placed in his or her name and shall be responsible for all water, sewer and garbage charges payable at the meter/service location, regardless of the number of households of the ultimate users, or regardless of the ultimate user.
(F) Any customer for whom a deposit has not been refunded shall have his or her deposit refunded after ceasing to be a water customer, and after reduction of the deposit for any outstanding water, sewer or garbage charges.
(G) Discontinuance of water service to any location for any reason shall require the payment of a water service deposit and payment of a water turn-on fee absent waiver of either or both by the City Council.
(H) Any check presented to the city for water service and unpaid after presentment through normal banking channels to the payor bank shall obligate the customer presenting the check for a service charge to be determined by the City Council, in addition to all outstanding charges due for water, sewer or garbage services.
(I) Deposits may be transferred by a customer from 1 location within the Water Department service area to another location within the service area if the customer is in good payment status, and if the customer is discontinuing service at the former location.
(J) Any customer aggrieved by the application of the Water Department policies ordinances may appeal to the City Council for relief. Relief may be granted by the City Council to any lower income customer where the application of the policies ordinance would place a financial hardship on such customer.
(K) The following fees are established by the City Council:
(1) Water deposit, $75;
(2) Service charge for dishonored checks, $25; and
(3) Water service turn-on fee, $25.
(1997 Code, § 610.3) (Ord. 610.4, passed 6-8-1981; Am. Ord. 610, passed 12-1-1986; Am. Ord. 92-009, passed 5-4-1992; Am. Ord. 2008-001, passed 3-17-2008)