(a) Authority of the City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to establish, by administrative directive, a program for the sale of bulk potable water. The City Manager shall establish rules and regulations for participation in the bulk water program, which shall, at a minimum, require:
(1) All purchasers of bulk water to create a bulk operator account with the City;
(2) A deposit of five hundred dollars ($500) at the opening of each account;
(3) An annual fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120), which shall be prorated to the month when the account is opened; and
(4) Purchasers shall pay for bulk water purchased by the gallon, rounded up to the nearest whole gallon, at the current usage rate per gallon, plus fifty percent (50%).
(b) Authority of the Finance Director. The Finance Director is hereby authorized to close any bulk operator account when the operator has not paid the required annual fee within thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice from the City or when any operator account has an outstanding balance of five hundred dollars ($500) or more that is more than sixty (60) days past due. Upon closing an account, the Finance Director shall refund the deposit to the operator, minus any unpaid balance on the operator's account.
(c) Participation. The City Manager is hereby authorized to deny further participation in the bulk water program to any operator whose account has been closed due to nonpayment or who violates any of the rules or regulations established for the program by the City Manager by administrative directive.
(Ord. 78-29. Adopted 06/22/78; Ord. 2023-38. Adopted 12/28/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)