(A) There shall be no free gas service in the city and environs and all service in the city and environs shall be metered.
(B) (1) All multiple connections within the city shall pay a minimum bill and any future revisions thereafter for each unit served by the master meter. When multiple connections are served by a master meter, the total reading of the master meter shall be divided by the number of units served by the master meter to arrive at an average consumption per unit.
(2) This average consumption will be billed at the regular rates and any future revisions thereof. The average bill shall then be multiplied by the number of units served by the master meter to arrive at the total billing for the multiple connection.
(C) (1) All gas customers within the city and environs shall be billed by the City Gas Department on the first day of each month for the gas which they have consumed, and said bills and charges for gas services shall be due and payable upon receipt by the customer and shall be paid on or before the 20th day of the month following that in which the gas was consumed. To all bills not paid by the 20th day of the month following that in which the service is rendered, a 10% penalty shall be added and collected upon payment of said bill.
(2) All bills remaining unpaid for a period of 15 days from the 20th day of the month following the month in which the gas was consumed and service rendered shall be deemed delinquent and the service shall be immediately disconnected by cutting off the gas at the city’s meter. Service shall not be reinstated until all past due charges for gas service, penalties, and service charge of $20 during regular hours and $20 after hours for resuming service shall have been paid to the city by the customer or someone in his or her behalf.
(D) There shall be a service charge of $250 for reinstallation of service after a customer voluntarily discontinues service for the summer months.
(E) Before a new customer connects on the city gas system, he, she, or it shall deposit the sum of $100 with the City Gas Department, said amount to be refunded when service is discontinued and all existing bills and penalties have been paid in full.
(Ord. 476, passed 3-16-1970)