[CC 1985 § 24-42; Ord. No. 408, 2-5-1979; Ord. No. 788, 9-2-2003; Ord. No. 802, 5-3-2004; Ord. No. 937, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 969, 1-5-2010]
A.
Utility services include electric, natural
gas, water, sewer, and trash pickup.
B.
Utility services will be billed and mailed
monthly. If any bill for utilities is not paid by disconnect day,
the utility services will be disconnected.
C.
Each person or business making application
for utility services shall:
2.
New residential electricity customers
will pay a deposit of three hundred dollars ($300.00) unless a twelve-month
credit/payment history is obtained from their previous utility supplier.
If the credit/payment history has no delinquent entries, then the
deposit will be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
a.
Any delinquent account physically
disconnected will have additional deposit requirements of one hundred
dollars ($100.00). This will be paid before service is restored. This
increase will be applied for each separate instance up to a total
deposit of three hundred dollars ($300.00). Total deposit amounts
so established will not be reduced and will be held until final billing.
3.
Commercial customers will pay a deposit
equaling an average of the two (2) highest usage months' billing of
the occupied property or three hundred dollars ($300.00), whichever
is the higher of the two.
[Ord. No. 20-1180, 10-13-2020]
4.
Industrial customer deposit will
be subject to the Utility Board review.
5.
Water only customers will pay a deposit
of fifty dollars ($50.00).
D.
Utility service shall be denied the applicant
and the Police Department notified for any false information provided
in the "Contract of Service."
E.
A service charge of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) will be charged for insufficient funds checks.
F.
It shall be an offense for any person or
persons to tamper with or make any connection to any utility service
without written permission from the City, or when such services have
been discontinued for non-payment of a bill.
G.
In the case of a group (relatives or not) with a delinquent account in the name of one (1) of them, the utility is not obligated to provide continued service at the place or new service at a new place in the name of another member of the group if the delinquent account holder, group member or any other person liable for payment of the delinquent bill(s) continues to occupy or receive benefit of the services provided at the place or any new place, unless arrangements are made to pay for the unpaid service at the place. (For penalty, see Section 100.220.)
[CC 1985 § 24-43; Ord. No. 788, 9-2-2003; Ord. No. 813, 6-7-2004; Ord. No. 825, 9-7-2004; Ord. No. 937, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 969, 1-5-2010]
A.
Utility bills paid by cash, money order,
sufficient funds check, ACH or debit/credit on or before the 15th
of each month are ten percent (10%) less than those paid after the
15th of the month.
B.
Bills unpaid after the 15th of the month
will be scheduled for disconnection of services.
C.
Disconnect notices will be mailed to each
delinquent customer announcing the date their services will be disconnected.
D.
On disconnect day, customers will pay, in cash or debit/credit, the amount of the utility bill in full, a ten percent (10%) penalty, and a service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00). Customers that have been disconnected for non-payment may pay the required fees and be reconnected during normal business hours only. (See also Section 715.140.)
[Ord. No. 1153, 9-16-2019]
[CC 1985 § 24-44; Ord. No. 788, 9-2-2003]
A.
The deposit made at the beginning of utility
service shall be applied to the final bill.
B.
The balance of the deposit will be sent
to the customer's forwarding address.
C.
The utility bill balance due amount will
be sent to the customer's forwarding address.
D.
After ninety (90) days, any unpaid utility
account will be sent to the collection agency.
E.
The customer will be responsible for all
collection fees and/or attorney fees plus court costs and interest.
[CC 1985 § 24-45; Ord. No. 788, 9-2-2003]
A.
Any person or business moving away from
the City of St. James leaving an unpaid utility bill shall, upon return:
1.
Pay the balance of the amount they
left owing plus collection and/or attorney fees.
2.
For their deposit, they will be required to pay the greater of the amount left owing or the normal deposit as stated in Section 705.010(C).
[CC 1985 § 24-46; Ord. No. 788, 9-2-2003; Ord. No. 829, 10-4-2004; Ord. No. 937, 12-8-2008]
A.
At the request of the customer and the
order of the Public Works Director, dusk to dawn lights may be installed
at the following rates:
