[R.O. 2011 § 700.010; R.O. 2010 § 700.010;
CC 1975 § 1321.03; 1st Ser. Ord. No. 282 § 1, 3-7-1959]
It is hereby declared that the existing waterworks and the sewage
system of the City of Owensville shall henceforth be operated and
maintained as a combined waterworks and sewage system, and that such
combined system shall include the entire existing waterworks and the
entire sewage system, together with all future improvements and extensions
thereto, whether to the waterworks or to the sewage system, or to
both.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.020; R.O. 2010 § 700.020;
2nd Ser. Ord. No. 255 § 1, 11-2-1987]
Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to purchase water
and sewer service from the City must make written application for
the same at the Utility Office in said City, upon blanks to be furnished
by the City, and shall deposit the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
with the City at the time of making such application, which said deposit
shall be held by the City as security for the payment of bills for
water and sewer service rendered thereafter. Said deposit shall not
be returned to the customer until the time such customer ceases to
use the water and sewer service from the City and has paid all bills
owed by said customer to the City. Provided, however, that no owner
of real property located within the City who desires water and sewer
shall be required to make such deposit in order to secure such water
and sewer service. No service shall be rendered to any person, firm,
or corporation without full compliance with the conditions of this
Section. Said application for service shall be filed with the office
manager and preserved by him/her as part of the City's permanent records.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.025; R.O. 2010 § 700.030; Ord. No. 895 § 1, 7-5-2006]
In lieu of taxes, the City Clerk shall collect and pay into
the general fund of the City of Owensville, monthly, five percent
(5%) of the revenue collections for electric industrial and municipal
sales, water municipal sales and sewer charges supplied by the City's
utility departments as a payment in lieu of taxes.