(A) (1) Each applicant for water service shall pay a refundable service deposit at the time of making application of the following:
(a) Seventy-five dollars for owner occupied residential service;
(b) Two hundred dollars for non-owner occupied residential service; and $75 for owner occupied; and
(c) One hundred fifty dollars for commercial or industrial service.
(2) No water service shall be provided until the refundable service deposit is paid.
(a) Keep-on.
1. The owner of a premises may request that service be continuing pending reletting of the premises. The owner shall agree to be responsible for a $100 fee to read and leave the meter on for a period of time no longer than two weeks.
2. After a two-week period, the meter shall be read and turned off.
3. If the owner of the premises wishes to keep the water in their name in the absence of a renter, the owner must pay the full water bill along with required deposit.
(b) Upaid bill outstanding. Water service shall not be furnished to any premises on which there is an unpaid water bill outstanding.
(c) Turn off/on fee. There shall be a $50 fee for a turn-off/turn-on of any water service performed at times other than during normal working hours. The normal working hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays).
(B) Monies collected pursuant hereto shall be deposited by the Village Treasurer in the water, sewer and refuse operating accounts.
(C) Upon permanent discontinuance of service by a customer, a final meter reading shall be taken, the gross final account balance shall be determined, the refundable deposit applied and the net balance due determined. When a net balance is due the village, the customer shall be billed and the owner concurrently notified of the outstanding balance due. If the balance due is not paid within 90 days of the initial billing, the account shall be declared delinquent and handled accordingly. When the net balance is a credit due the customer, a deposit refund check shall be written against the Water Fund and forwarded to the customer.
(1994 Code, § 38-2-6) (Ord. 01-10, passed 12-18-2001; Ord. 09-06, passed 5-5-2009; Ord. 09-11, passed 7-21-2009; Ord. 17-04, passed 6-6-2017; Ord. 19-11, passed 6-18-2019)