[Ord. No. 00-34 §1, 12-19-2000]
A. 
Due to difficulties experienced by the City in collecting overdue accounts on Municipal Utility usage, it is necessary to take certain steps to minimize the City's losses suffered through nonpayment of utility bills. To that end, the following requirements are hereby adopted:
1. 
No person owing the City any money from any source will be granted the use of City utilities for extensions and new hook-ups.
2. 
A new hook-up or a transfer from an old hook-up will not be made until past due accounts are paid.
3. 
"Customer" as used herein shall be deemed to include all residents of a dwelling of legal age, whether married or unmarried, except full-time students residing with a parent or parents, and all persons or entities possessing any ownership interest whatsoever in a business. All customers will be required to contract with the City for utilities and shall be liable for payment therefore. All customers must comply with the requirements of Subsection (1) above.
4. 
"Delinquent" as used herein shall be deemed to be on or after the twenty-first (21st) day of any month.
[Ord. No. 872 §4(7), 6-6-1978]
A right to connect charge of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be paid by the property owner for each connection to the sewer made at the request of the property owner. A water connection charge for various size service connections shall be paid as follows:
3/4 inch service
$125.00
1 inch service
$50.00 plus cost of all materials
1½ inch and 2 inch service
$100.00 plus cost of all materials
Over 2 inch service
actual cost of labor and materials
[Ord. No. 913 §1, 12-18-1979; Ord. No. 98-39 §1, 10-27-1998; Ord. No. 00-13 §1, 6-6-2000; Ord. No. 00-34 §2, 12-19-2000; Ord. No. 03-08 §1, 4-15-2003]
A. 
A reconnection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per utility shall be charged to the customer who requires a utility reconnection during regular hours of operation due to a relocation of utility service at a location at which service has been discontinued for any reason other than disconnection for non-payment of service or for any new service that does not require a deposit.
B. 
A reconnection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per utility shall be charged to the customer who requires a utility reconnection during non-working hours due to a relocation of utility service at a location at which service has been discontinued for any reason other than disconnection for non-payment of service or for any new service that does not require a deposit.
C. 
A reconnection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per utility shall be charged to the customer who requires a reconnection during regular hours of operation because of a discontinuation of service due to non-payment of their utility bill.
D. 
A reconnection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per utility shall be charged to the customer who requires a reconnection because of discontinuation of service due to non-payment of his/her utility bill if the reconnection is made during hours when City Hall is closed.