(a) 
Use required.
It shall be unlawful for a residence or premises to be inhabited that is not connected to city services, including water, sewage disposal, and regular garbage pickup.
(b) 
Water connections.
(1) 
Every residential and business establishment within the city limits shall forthwith be connected to a city water main with a city meter and maintained so that such main shall be the only connection used by such establishment. Such connection shall be in accordance with the provisions of this code. This mandatory water connection shall not be applicable to storage buildings or similar structures which have no toilet facilities.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any person occupying or inhabiting a building not to subscribe to this service.
(c) 
Sewer connections.
(1) 
Every building used for human habitation or occupancy shall be connected to the city sewage main by the owner of the premises in the most direct manner possible and with a separate connection for each house or building.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any person occupying or inhabiting a building to dispose of any human excreta except in a sanitary water-flushed closet.
(d) 
Garbage, trash and rubbish removal.
Any occupied residential unit, whether owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee, in the city shall have garbage, trash, and rubbish removed at least one (1) time per week unless otherwise directed by the city.
(e) 
Failure to comply.
Failure to subscribe and connect to city services, as provided in this section, within ten (10) days following receipt of a written notice from the city to make such connection, shall be, unless delay is caused by war, strikes, insurrection or acts of God, a violation and penalized as a city ordinance violation. Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ordinance 265, sec. A, adopted 9/10/12)
(a) 
Each water consumer shall put up a meter deposit in the amount of $250.00, which may be applied to the payment of any unpaid bills, and, when so used, the deposits shall be restored to the original amount. Any unused portion of the deposit shall be refunded at any time the account or service is discontinued. Those transferring water service are required to pay the difference in their previous deposit amount and the deposit amount due on the transfer date. The city secretary is hereby authorized to collect the deposit in full before water service is turned on.
(b) 
The water deposit fee for residential lease/rental or commercial lease/rental is increased to $300.00. The water deposit for home owners and commercial owners will remain at $250.00. Anyone transferring water service to a new location must pay the difference in their previous deposit amount to the current amount. The city secretary is hereby authorized to collect the deposit in full before water service is turned on.
(1978 Code, ch. 10, sec. 1.G; Ordinance 226 adopted 10/2/06; Ordinance 306 adopted 9/23/19)
Bills for water, sewer, trash, trash tax, and police services will be mailed on approximately the 25th day of the month. A $20.00 late fee shall be added to all bills not paid by the 10th day of the following month, and a past due notice shall be mailed by the 15th day of the month stating that the bill must be paid in full before the 25th day of the month, or water service will be disconnected on the 25th day of the month, and a $25.00 reconnect fee and the total amount of the delinquent bill must be paid before water service will be turned back on. About the 20th day of the month, a final cut-off notice shall be posted on the door of each customer whose bill has not been paid.
(Ordinance 205 adopted 9/5/02)