(A) (1) An applicant for water service shall make a deposit, the amount of which shall be determined by motion or resolution adopted by the City Council and the Public Works Authority. An applicant shall not be granted the service until he or she has paid to the Public Works Authority, through the City Clerk, the deposit.
(2) The deposit shall serve as a guarantee for the payment of charges for water service and other amounts owed to the city in connection with the services.
(B) When a customer’s service is discontinued, the deposit, or any part of an amount deposited which remains after all charges and amounts due the city have been satisfied, shall be returned to the customer.
(2002 Code, § 52.06)