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The following charges shall be made prior to and for connection to the city electrical distribution system.
(a) Standard connections: all new services 200 amperes or less, underground or overhead, 115-230 volt, single phase, with appropriate meter, meter socket, meter loop, wire (up to 100 feet) and fittings - $1,200.
(b) Non-standard connections: including all installations requiring service wire in excess of 100 feet or where special circumstances require additional labor and/or materials (e.g., transformer, boring, yard pole), all installations above 200 amperes, all changeovers from overhead to underground and all service reinstallations shall be charged to the customer at the cost of the labor, equipment and materials employed in the installation thereof.
(c) The city, its contractors, agents or employees shall supply all labor and equipment necessary to complete installation of materials in divisions (a) and (b) above.
(d) Commercial and industrial customers may apply to repay the city for the material, labor and equipment cost of new or changeover services as described under division (b) above, over a five-year period. The city shall require monthly payments equal to 1.79166% of said cost. The city reserves the right to reject any application, and shall not consider applications by any owner for under $2,500.
(e) The city may grant credits against the cost of new or changeover service(s) as described under divisions (b) and (c) above, according to the following provisions:
(1) $1,250 shall be credited against the cost of new service only, for each single-family and two-family residential lot served;
(2) For service to lots intended for multiple-family residential, commercial and industrial development, $75 shall be credited for each $1,000 increase in assessed valuation of the lot, as a result of the new or changeover service. This increase shall be verified with the County Appraiser’s office by the city one year after completion of the electric extension to the lot(s), and the reimbursable credit shall be issued at that time;
(3) For new or expanding business, a $500 credit shall be applied for each new full-time equivalent (2,000 hours/year) job created as a result of the new or upgrade/changeover service. The hours of part-time or temporary employees may be consolidated to obtain a full-time equivalent of 2,000 hours. Creation of new jobs shall mean an increase in the employment capacity of a business. For a new business expansion, this shall mean jobs added as a result of the expansion. For business relocation within the electric service area, only new jobs added after the relocation shall apply toward a credit. Job creation shall be verified by the city one year after the business expansion or start-up in the city’s electric service area, and the reimbursable credit shall be issued at that time;
(4) New or expanding businesses shall also qualify for a $75 credit for each $1,000 increase in assessed valuation, less the credits applied under division (e)(2) above. This increase shall be verified with the County Appraiser’s Office by the city one year after the business expansion or startup in the city’s electric service area, and the reimbursable credit shall be issued at that time;
(5) Where a building is constructed for speculation, rental or leasing purposes, credits may be applied for by the party responsible for paying the electric extension or upgrade-changeover costs when the building is occupied and permanent electrical service has been provided. The city may provide temporary electric service, including a 25 KVA transformer, 200 amp single phase service with metering and necessary wiring at no cost to the developer until permanent electric installation is made;
(6) Total credits issued shall not exceed total material costs; and
(7) Compliance with minimum standards shall be evaluated at the end of each year.
(Ord. 1209, passed 8-16-1994; Ord. 1483, passed 8-1-2006; Ord. 1502, passed 5-15-2007; Ord. 1590, passed 4-17-2012; Ord. 1624, passed 1-21-2014; Ord. 1653, passed 9-1-2015)
Where the primary electrical wires of the city are adjacent to the premises desiring service, the city will make the necessary connection at the electric supply line, extend the drop line or wire to the meter box and supply the meter and meter box. The building wiring, breaker box and service entrance shall be provided and installed at the expense of the owner. All service entrances and metering equipment will be installed at or on the premises requiring electrical service. The city shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of the wiring and apparatus from the service entrance to the city’s primary power lines and the meter and all wiring and equipment installed by the city shall remain the property of the city. The city reserves the right at its option to remove and replace any such installation and the materials and equipment thereto attached. All extensions of the city’s primary electrical system in order to serve a particular customer shall be under the conditions set forth in § 15-218 of this chapter.
(Ord. 1209, passed 8-16-1994)
Any person who damages. or defaces any electric line, meter, light, lamp, pole, transformer or other electric apparatus, device or equipment owned and used by the city, shall be held liable for the damages and billed for the total cost of repairs or replacement, including labor charges.
(Ord. 1209, passed 8-16-1994)
(a) No person shall take any electric energy from any electric transmission or distribution lines or wires belonging to the city without the permission of the governing body to do so. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting authorized departments of the city from using electricity for authorized public purposes.
(b) Any person who shall in any way tamper with or break any seal on any electric meter or who shall connect any service so that electricity may be used without the same being properly measured and registered on a meter, shall be in violation of the code. Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to any employee of the city in the lawful discharge of his or her duty of connecting, repairing or testing any such meter.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on any electric service after the same has been turned off by the city for any reason.
(Ord. 1209, passed 8-16-1994)
(a) Where a meter has been found defective or has ceased to register, the amount of electrical current used shall be determined by adding the consumption for a like seasonable period of three months when the meter registered properly and dividing by three. When an electric meter is installed on other than the first day of a billing month at premises to which the city has been providing service but which service previously has not been metered, the amount of current used shall be determined by ascertaining the average daily consumption for the period during which the meter has been in operation and multiplying such average by the number of days in the billing month.
(b) If a customer’s first bill or final bill for electric service is for a period of less than one billing month, the charge for electric current used shall be determined either by dividing the minimum monthly service charge for such service by the number of days in the billing and multiplying the number of days in which service was rendered during the billing month, or by applying the schedule of rates applicable to such service to the first or final consumption reading as taken from the meter. Both methods of figuring the charge for current used in such cases shall be calculated with the largest amount representing the amount to be charged.
(Ord. 1209, passed 8-16-1994)
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