[Ord. No. 38 § A, 4-14-1964]
The Board of Aldermen shall give the party of the second part the right to lay a water line to the main water line of the City of Ellsinore for the service of water in the community; from the main line of service, the party of the second part shall do all maintenance work on party water line. The City of Ellsinore has no interest in the party of the second part's water line as to labor or maintenance or materials. The Board of Aldermen shall have the right to disconnect a service line if the agreement is not kept in force. The service line is to be repaired as soon as possible by the party of the second part.
[Ord. No. 38 § B, 4-14-1964]
The City of Ellsinore will furnish the water meter to each party of the second part. The Superintendent of Utilities shall have the right to inspect the water meters for repairs or replacements and the meters readings.
[Ord. No. 2017-6, 12-18-2017[1]]
The following shall be the schedule of monthly charges for water service furnished by the waterworks of the City of Ellsinore, Missouri, to wit:
0 to 1,000 gallons
$13.75
1,001 gallons and over
$1.00 per thousand gallons
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Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-29-2018.
[Ord. No. 38 § 2, 4-14-1964]
All water meters shall be read and bills rendered monthly as services accrue; that all bills shall be due and payable from and after the date such bills are rendered, at the office of the City Collector, during the regular hours of business.
[Ord. No. 38 § 3, 4-14-1964; Ord. No. 38-02, 6-11-2002]
If any bill for water service shall be and remain due and unpaid on or after the 15th day of the next succeeding month in which service was rendered, an additional charge of ten percent (10%) thereof shall be added thereto.
[Ord. No. 38 § 4, 4-14-1964; Ord. No. 38-02, 6-11-2002]
If any bill for water service shall be and remain as long as thirty (30) days past due and unpaid, service to such customer shall be discontinued and shall not be reconnected until all past due bills are paid in full, together with a reconnection charge of fifteen dollars ($15.00). It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to notify the Superintendent for the City's waterworks of such delinquency and such Superintendent shall proceed immediately to disconnect water service.
[Ord. No. 38 § 5, 4-14-1964; Ord. No. 38-02, 6-11-2002; Ord. No. 38-07, 7-11-2008]
A. 
Application for water service to premises never before connected with the City's water system shall be made to the City Clerk or other person designated by the Board of Aldermen by the owner or the occupant of the property to be served and, upon the deposit of eighty-five dollars ($85.00) to be known as a "meter deposit," the owner or occupant may be connected with the City's waterworks system.
B. 
In addition to the meter deposit, there shall be a non-refundable service connection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) to turn on the water meter.
[Ord. No. 38-06, 11-13-2007]