(A) All persons desiring electrical service to be furnished to them by the city shall make a written application to the Finance Officer for the service stating the address where the electrical service is desired and shall enter into a written contract with the city whereby the applicant agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of the Electric Superintendent of the city and by this code and resolutions of the city pertaining to electrical distribution. The application and contract shall be filed in the office of the Finance Officer.
(B) At the commencement of any new service at the premises of a residential user who is not the owner of the residence, a minimum deposit as set in § 51.28 will be required for the user and thereafter retained until service is discontinued. At the commencement of any commercial establishment, a minimum deposit shall be required for the commercial user in an amount to be fixed by the Electric Superintendent and shall be in an amount equal to the estimated costs of electrical energy to be used in one month, but not less than the minimum deposit required from residential users of electricity who are not owners of the premises they occupy. Deposits now on hand or hereafter made for any commercial user shall be retained on deposit to the account of the user; provided, however, that if, for a period of 12 months, the commercial consumer shall promptly and fully pay for all electrical service furnished, then the Finance Officer shall credit the amount of his or her deposit to this account; and he or she shall thereafter be excused from maintaining the deposit.
(C) If electrical service to a consumer is discontinued for any reason and his or her account is not paid in full to the time when service is discontinued, the Finance Officer shall apply the consumer’s deposit toward the payment and satisfaction of his or her account.
(D) No electrical service connections shall be made until the applicant has signed the application and contract, deposited the required sum, and has been issued a permit authorizing the connection and service.
(1975 Code, § 9-34) (Ord. 354, passed 3-17-1958; Am. Ord. 843, passed 11-21-1983; Am. Ord. 857, passed 12-28-1984; Am. Ord. 1044, passed 4-15-1996)