1. Application. The property owner or the property owner’s agent, hereinafter called customer, must make written application for water service at City Hall, and the application including service received thereunder is unassignable by the customer.
2. Activation Fee. The customer on any new utility billing account shall pay a nonrefundable activation fee in the amount of $30.00 which shall be charged and collected on the first utility bill issued to the new account. The activation fee is not transferable to a different location within the City.
3. Deposit. Prior to the activation of a residential rental account, a commercial account or an industrial account, the applicant shall make a deposit in the amount set by the Council, said amount not to exceed the usual cost of ninety days of service. The deposit shall be applied to any bill for water service delinquent for more than thirty days. Upon the disconnection of the water service, any balance of such deposit shall be returned to the applicant without interest.
A. The requirement for a deposit may be waived by the City upon the applicant (1) submitting proof of making full and timely water and sanitary sewer utility payments in another jurisdiction for eighteen (18) months prior to applying for water utility service in the City; and (2) agreeing to make all future payments by automatic withdrawal.
B. The City may, in its discretion, refund the deposit required by this section upon the applicant making full and timely water and sanitary sewer utility payments in the City for eighteen (18) months.