§ 50.008 DEPOSIT POLICY FOR DELINQUENT CUSTOMERS.

   (A)   Customers who do not have an acceptable payment history shall be required to pay a deposit, as follows:

      (1)   Residential: a deposit of the monthly average of the previous 12 months (or as many months as available if less than 12 months are available), but not less than $100; and

      (2)   Non-residential: a deposit equivalent to one-sixth of the previous year’s total utility bill or one-sixth of the anticipated utility bill for the year, but not less than $100.

   (B)   For purposes of this section, an ACCEPTABLE PAYMENT HISTORY is defined as follows:

      (1)   No collection/disconnection orders in the previous year;

      (2)   No defaults in established payment plans in the previous year; and

      (3)   Less than three delinquencies in the previous year.

   (C)   Delinquent utility deposits shall be refunded at the customer’s request the month after the establishment of an acceptable payment history.

(Prior Code, § 50C.009) (Ord. 95-024, passed 10-16-1995)