[R.O. 2004 § 705.020; Ord. No. 13.59 § 1, 2-9-1999]
A.
Residential.
1.
Any person desiring the use of electricity
or water, or both electricity and water, shall deposit with the City
Clerk a deposit in the amount set forth on the Schedule of Fees last
approved by the Board of Aldermen and available for public inspection
during normal business hours. Such amount shall be deposited before
any service of electricity and/or water is commenced.
[Ord. No. 13.101 § 1, 3-10-2015]
2.
The City Clerk shall keep in a separate
book the names of all such persons making deposits, the amount deposited,
and whether the electricity or water or both electricity and water
and issue a receipt for such deposit. Upon discontinuance of any service
of electricity or water or both, such amount deposited shall be refunded
to the person making such deposit or his/her heirs, assigns or personal
representatives, providing such person is not in arrears on any electricity
or water account. Should the consumer be in arrears for any electricity
or water account, such deposit shall be applied to such delinquent
account. Any excess above such delinquent account shall be refunded
to the consumer.
B.
Commercial.
1.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring
electrical or water service for commercial use shall deposit with
the City Clerk a deposit in the amount set forth on the Schedule of
Fees last approved by the Board of Aldermen and available for public
inspection during normal business hours. Such amount shall be deposited
before any service of electricity and/or water is commenced.
[Ord. No. 13.101 § 1, 3-10-2015[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former
Subsection (B)(2) and provided for the redesignation of former Subsection
(B)(3) and (4) as Subsection (B)(2) and (3), respectively.
2.
The City Clerk shall keep in a separate
book the names of all such commercial users making deposits and the
amount deposited; and the City Clerk shall issue a receipt for such
deposit. Upon discontinuance of any service of electricity or water
or both, such amount deposited shall be refunded to the commercial
user providing such commercial user is not in arrears on any electricity
or water account. Should the commercial user be in arrears for any
electricity or water account, such deposit shall be applied to such
delinquent account. Any excess above such delinquent account shall
be refunded to the commercial user.
3.
The term "commercial user" in this
Article is defined as a user for commercial or business purposes,
rather than wholly domestic purposes.
[R.O. 2004 § 705.030; Ord. No. 13.59 § 2, 2-9-1999; Ord. No. 13.61 §§ 1 —
2, 10-9-2001; Ord. No.
13.81 § 1, 11-11-2008]
A.
All electric and water accounts shall be
due and payable on the first day of each month and shall become delinquent
on the 15th day of the month, at which time a penalty of ten percent
(10%) shall be added to the delinquent account.
B.
It shall be the duty of the City Collector,
or other representative of the City charged with duly collecting or
receiving payment for service, to notify each delinquent electric
or water user that service will be discontinued within five (5) days.
It shall also be the duty of the City Collector or other representative
of the City to notify the Public Works Director of all electric and
water accounts which are delinquent on the 20th day of the month and
it shall be the duty of the City Administrator to discontinue or cause
to be discontinued all such delinquent accounts.
C.
No such person, firm or corporation shall
receive service following disconnection until a service charge is
paid in the amount set forth on the Schedule of Fees last approved
by the Board of Aldermen and available for public inspection during
normal business hours. All payments received after 4:00 P.M. will
be treated as having been received the following day. Service is to
be restored during the next business day following payment of the
service charge and additional deposit, if any.
[Ord. No. 13.102 § 1, 3-10-2015]
