§ 66-83. Deposits required; existing deposits; penalty.  


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  • (a)

    A deposit of $125.00 shall be assessed upon all new water connections to be held in a non-interest-bearing account for a period of one year, at which time the deposit shall be returned to the user, provided there is no discontinued service or payment plan option during that period. In the event of a discontinuation of service or payment plan option during that period, the deposit will be held until one year has passed with no discontinued service. In the event the deposit has been returned or no deposit exists, a user whose service has been disconnected or utilized the payment plan option must provide another deposit, which will be held until one year has passed with no discontinued service or payment plan.

    (b)

    If a user has service disconnected due to delinquency, the deposit may be immediately applied towards such account. Services will not be reestablished until the following conditions are met:

    (1)

    The delinquent account is paid, including late fees.

    (2)

    The reconnection charge is paid.

    (3)

    Any required deposit is made.

(Code 1999, § 74-45; Ord. No. 84-1, § 3(A), (C), 3-7-1984; Ord. No. 87-2, § 1, 4-21-1987; Ord. No. 93-2, § 2, 2-9-1993; Ord. No. 2004-06, § 1, 8-10-2004)