To avoid paying a security deposit, persons seeking to establish a utility service account must establish credit, which may be established upon qualifying under anyone of the following criteria:
(A) The applicant is a current utility customer with the city and has paid all bills for service without having been temporarily or permanently discontinued for nonpayment during a period of 12 consecutive months immediately before applying for a new utility account;
(B) The applicant was a utility customer with the city in the past two years and during the last 12 consecutive months that service was provided paid for all bills for the service without having been temporarily or permanently discontinued for nonpayment;
(C) The applicant owns the premises upon which the city is requested to furnish utility service; or is the owner of other local real estate. If the applicant is seeking to open a commercial account, the real estate must be owned by the business to which service would be provided;
(D) The applicant furnishes proof of prompt payment of rent or other credit obligation a guarantor in a form satisfactory to the city attorney to secure payment of utility service bills;
(E) The applicant provides proof of prompt payment of rent or other credit obligation; or
(F) The applicant otherwise establishes credit to the city's reasonable satisfaction.
(Ord. 1023, passed 2-1-99; Am. Ord. 1071, passed 7-21-03; Am. Ord. 1290, passed 2-19-20)