§ 21-163. Water meter deposit.

(a)

The board of public works shall require each owner or occupant of residential and commercial property in the city who makes application to receive water service to pay a water meter deposit, as hereinafter set forth, before the installation of said meter and receiving service unless the following requirement is met:

(1)

No person shall be required to pay said deposit who has received water service for a period of at least one year and who has not been delinquent in the payment of any water bill for the period of one year immediately preceding such request for water service.

(b)

The amount of said deposit, depending upon the water meter to be installed, shall be as follows:

Size (inches)	Deposit
5/8 .....	$  106.00
¾ .....	106.00
1 (residential) .....	200.00
1 (commercial) .....	450.00
1½ .....	620.00
2 .....	1,080.00

 

(c)

The above deposit does not include an A.T. & G. deposit of $5.00, which will become a part of the total water meter deposit, and a $2.00 service charge.

(d)

After the period of one year, if the water bill of said applicant, after the installation of the meter, shall not have been delinquent, this deposit will be refunded without interest.

(e)

Upon termination of water service and before refund of said deposit, the city shall apply and offset against any unpaid bill owned to the city by said owner or occupant for water bill and charges, sewer service charge and refuse collection fee, all or such part of said water meter deposit as may be required to discharge said indebtedness.

(f)

Refunds of deposits made under the provisions of this section shall be made by mail to the last known address of the depositor, or in person if the depositor appears at the office of the city collector during normal business hours. Mail refunds which are returned to the office of the city collector because of the lack of a forwarding address, or which shall be returned as undeliverable by the United States Post Office, shall continue on deposit for an additional ninety-day period. If such refund is not claimed by the depositor prior to the expiration of said ninety-day period, it shall be deemed forfeited and shall be deposited in the general water fund or general fund as shall be determined by the city council upon recommendation of the board of public works.

(Ord. No. 1958, §§ 1—6, 6-5-67; Ord. No. 2266, § 1, 7-18-77; Ord. No. 2353, §§ 1, 2, 4-2-79; Ord. No. 2368, § 1, 6-18-79; Ord. No. 2454, § 1, 10-29-80; Ord. No. 3187, § 1, 9-6-94; Ord. No. 3558, §§ 1, 2, 7-6-99; Ord. No. 3908, § 1, 8-18-03)