The following additional fees shall be charged for services provided by the municipal utility:
(A) Returned check fees.
(1) For all checks that are returned, $24.
(2) Returned checks, the customer shall pay, by cash or money order, the amount of the returned check(s) plus the corresponding returned check fee.
(3) After two returned checks in any 12-month period, the customer shall pay all current and future payments by cash or money order.
(4) In its pursuit of collection for return checks the town will follow I.C. 26-2-7 and/or I.C. 34-24-3 which in certain cases allow the collection of damages.
(B) Reconnection fee. Once water service is disconnected, an additional service fee of $50 will be charged to the customer for the reconnection of water service.
(C) Meter tampering. A charge equal to the cost to the town of any repairs caused by the meter tampering will be billed in addition to the cost of the estimated usage not recorded due to the meter tampering. Subsequent meter tampering will cause the disconnection of water service.
(D) Sewer permit. Permit and connection fee for sewer connection is $200 with $150 back after inspection by Town Maintenance.
(E) Tap fee. The cost of initial customer tapping into or connecting to the town’s utility system shall be $1,500 for water five-eighths or three-quarter inch lines plus additional costs up to $1,000 if incurred (boring, long runs, etc.); $2,000 for sewer unless existing sewer connection is on the property and connection is in working order; actual cost of making the water and sewer connection for other meter sizes but not less than the cost of the water and sewer connection for a five-eighths or three-quarter inch meter.
(F) Deposit (water).
(1) Property owners: $150.
(2) Renters: $200.
(3) Customers vacating property should notify the utility office of move out date and provide an address to forward the final billing. If no information is provided to the utility office and customer owes the utility, the deposit will be applied to the final bill. If a credit balance remains then that amount will be put back into the appropriate operating fund for the utilities.
(Res. 040216, passed 4-10-16; Ord. 20170107A, passed 1-7-17; Ord. 20170107C, passed 5-6-17; Res. 030219A, passed 3-2-19)