(A) The city requires 48 hours’ notice, excluding weekends and holidays, to install a tap in the main. Taps shall not be installed until all fees are paid.
(B) No person, except an employee of the city waterworks, person under contract with the city, or plumbers duly licensed by resolution of the Council, as hereinafter provided, shall do any work on any pipes or connections made with the mains, or insert stop cocks or ferrules therein, or in any way or under any circumstances interfere with the water supply of the city.
(C) In case the city deems it expedient to allow such work as is mentioned in this section to be done by contract, then in that event, it shall only be done, after due notice has been published in the official newspaper of the city for one week; said notice to contain the date when sealed bids will be received by the Council, the nature and character of the work and all such bids must be accompanied with a certified check in the amount fixed by the Council in notice to be published as evidence of good faith and all contracts shall then be let to the lowest bidder. The Council shall at all time reserve the right to reject any and all bids. All persons receiving a contract for such work shall, before entering into said contract, execute and deposit with the City Finance Officer a bond with two or more sufficient sureties or surety bond to be approved by the Council in the penal sum deemed necessary by the Council, conditioned that he or she will construct said work and furnish the material according to the plans and specifications and that he or she will save harmless and indemnify the city of and from all accidents and damages caused by any negligence in prosecuting and protecting his or her work, and that he or she will restore all earth, pavement and other material in and over any opening he or she may have made in laying any of the service pipes and for any other purpose, to as good a state and condition as it was before such opening was made, and keep and maintain the same in good order and to the satisfaction of the City Superintendent or Council for a period of one month thereafter.
(D) (1) The Council shall have the right to approve or reject any application for water tap outside of the city limits. It will be necessary for the Council to at all times take into consideration any hazard or responsibility to the patrons in the city before such application is approved.
(2) If application is approved, it will be necessary for applicant to pay all expense of making said tap including transportation of City Superintendent at the rate per mile or fraction thereof.
(3) The tap must be made under the supervision and direction of the City Superintendent. At any time the Council finds it is necessary to shut off the water, it have the right to do so without any recourse from the customer.
(4) The city shall not be responsible for the cost of any maintenance, repair or replacement of an individual water service line outside of the city limits, once it is attached to the water main. Any costs incurred in maintenance, repair or replacement of the service line, shut off, meter, or other components shall be the sole responsibility of the property owner.
(Prior Code, § 4.03.04) (Ord. 226, passed - -; Ord. 731, passed - -; Ord. 796, passed - -; Ord. 977, passed 12-21-2020)