(A) If the person desiring to be supplied with city water service shall have been a regular paid up consumer of water for the period of one year, he or she shall not be required to make a deposit, but if he or she shall not have been the regular paid up consumer for the period, he or she shall pay a deposit as established by City Council resolution, which shall be deposited in the Water Fund. Except as set forth below, when the consumer shall have timely paid his or her water bill in full for a period of one year, the deposit shall be applied to his or her account. If water service is discontinued at the consumer's request, any deposit held by the city shall first be applied to any outstanding balance due on the account; any surplus shall then be refunded to the consumer.
(B) In order to facilitate collection of delinquent accounts, including assignment to collection agencies, the city requests that consumers provide their driver's license number, if any, and Social Security number. This information is not to be made public by the city. Any consumer unwilling to provide their driver license and/or Social Security number will be required to keep the deposit described above on account with the city for the entire length of water service.
(`61 Code, § 24.7) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 776, passed 4-21-1987; Am. Ord. 849, passed 1-5-1993; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002; Am. Ord. 958, passed 3-1-2005; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006; Am. Ord. 981, passed 11-20-07)