(A) The customers must have an acceptable payment history to be eligible for the budget plan.
(B) Upon request of a customer, the Utility Clerks shall give such customer a non-binding estimate as per what such customer needs to pay each month in order to maintain or achieve current status during the winter months.
(C) All budget payments must be high enough to keep the account in the current status as defined by the Utility Department.
(D) The customer must pay the budgeted amount on or before the fifteenth of each month. The city reserves the right to remove from the budget any customer who misses budget payments or does not pay in a timely manner.
(E) Once a year during the month of April, the utility office will post a notice reminding customers of the budget plan. All customers interested must pay all current balances by June 15. The customer may begin scheduled budget payments the month of July.
(F) By June 15 of every year, all budget amounts shall be brought to a zero balance unless customer has a credit balance which will carry over to next months bill.
(G) The city reserves the right to readjust the budget amount any time deemed necessary.
(H) All equity balances are refundable if the customer ceases to be a utility customer.
(I) The provisions of this section shall take effect upon adoption and publication by the City Council.
(Ord. 2001-02, passed 3-20-2001)