(a) Service Deposits shall be charged according to the following classifications:
(1) Temporary construction.
(2) Residential 1-200 amp.
(3) Residential > 200 amp.
(4) Landlord.
(5) Small/large General service single phase 1-200 amp.
(6) Small/large General service three phase 1-200 amp.
(7) Small/large General service single/three phase 201-400 amp.
(8) Small/large General service single/three phase 401-600 amp.
(9) Small/large General service single/three phase 601-800 amp.
(10) Small/large General service single/three phase 801-1000 amp.
(11) Small/large General service single/three phase > 1000 amp.
(b) A service deposit shall be required of each user as set out in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Sidney,
(c) Such deposit shall be placed to the credit of the user as a fund to insure payment of charges as per applicable rate. When the use of current is discontinued and all charges are fully paid, the user shall receive, upon surrendering the receipt for such deposit, the amount thereof. When such use is discontinued but such charges are not fully paid, the service deposit, in whole or in part, shall, so far as may be necessary to pay such charges, be applied against them. Balances remaining, if any, from the amount of the service deposit shall be paid to the user. The City reserves the right to require a service deposit of double the original amounts in each category for customers who left the City's service area without paying their final bills. The City also reserves the right to require of users a service deposit sufficient to equal 60 days of estimated bills or a satisfactory guarantee of the payment of bills for a like period. Such service deposits shall not, under any circumstances, entitle the user to receive any interest thereon.
(Ord. 940. Passed 4-9-79; Ord. 1529. Passed 11-25-03; Ord. 1800. Passed 9-25-18; Res. 20181001. Passed 10-23-18.)