[Ord. No. 969 §§1-4, 7-19-1983; Ord. No. 00-34 §3, 12-19-2000; Ord. No. 01-30 §1, 10-2-2001]
A. 
Deposits shall be paid to the City of Albany, Missouri, before any of the designated utility services are furnished by the City, except in the event a letter of satisfactory credit is provided from the most recent previous utility supplier.
B. 
Customers are required to deposit with the City the following amounts for the designated utility service:
Gas Deposit
$100.00
Electric Deposit
$100.00
Water Deposit
$50.00
C. 
If, at the end of twelve (12) months, no bill during that twelve (12) month period has not been allowed to become delinquent, the deposit shall be refunded to the customer by applying it as a credit to their utility bill.
D. 
In the event any utility service shall be disconnected for lack of payment, the deposit shall automatically be credited against the outstanding bill and, prior to obtaining reconnection, customer shall pay all reconnection charges, deposits and entire balance due the City from any source.