It shall be the duty of the city clerk to keep a ledger account with each water and electricity customer or consumer in the city, showing the amount of water and electricity used and the amount of material and work furnished to each customer. The city clerk shall, on the first of each month, mail to each customer a statement showing the amount due the city for water service and electric current, plus other charges or penalties. All such bills shall state the time and place of payment, the amount due, credits, charges and penalties, when the penalty will be added for nonpayment, when the service will be cut off or discontinued for nonpayment, the amount of the state retailer’s sales tax when charged. It shall be the duty of the customer receiving a statement from the city clerk to take the same to the office of the city clerk and pay to him the amount called for in the statement. The city clerk shall issue his receipt therefor showing the amount of the payment. All sums received shall be credited by the city clerk to the customer's account and deposited by him in the city treasury to the credit of the water and light department fund. The city clerk shall remit monthly to the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation two percent of the gross water and electric sales on all accounts not exempt by law from the payment of the sales tax.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
It is unlawful for any person or persons from whose premises water and/or electric power has been cut off for nonpayment of bills or the violation of the rules of the city for the supplying of , such service, to connect to or tap the water mains or to take water except as provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
All water service sold or furnished by the city shall be measured by meters to be installed by the city. The city reserves the right to seal all such meters and to replace or repair the same at any time.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
The Utilities Director shall require the installation of a check valve on the water line between the water meter and any equipment used for heating or storage of hot water before any new water service is provided, or in the case of a disconnection before a reconnection of water service, to any premises in this city.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
All installation made for the supply of water to any premises shall in all cases, except where the installation is made by a special agreement making other provision, remain in the possession and under the direct control of the city. All such services installed for any premises shall be deemed to have been installed for the use of consumers occupying any such premises and its appurtenances. No water service shall be extended from one residence or commercial building to another except with the prior approval of the city council. It is unlawful for more than one customer to take water from the same service pipe.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
It is unlawful for any person or persons to turn off or to turn on the city water supply to any premises except upon notice to and with the approval of the utilities director.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
It is unlawful for any person or persons except the fire department of the city, and the Utilities Director or his agents, to take water from the fire hydrants of the city, except in the case of actual fire, or if given prior approval by the Utilities Director.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
It is unlawful for any person to sprinkle, eject or throw water from any public or private hydrant within the city when the fire department is engaged in extinguishing a fire or in the prevention of the spread of a fire.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
The use of power equipment within this city of the sort that will cause interference with radio and/or television reception, or that will cause a fluctuation of current within the line, such as an A.C. electric welder, is unlawful unless proper provisions for eliminating such interference have been made and the same have been inspected and approved by the city electrical inspector.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
The city, in the case of an emergency, reserves the right to cut off water at any time or place without notice. The city shall in no event be responsible for damage done by the bursting of pipes, either public or private, or by reason of the failure of the supply of water to any premises.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
For the purpose of reading meters, duly authorized employees of the city may enter upon any premises at any reasonable hour for the purpose of reading, inspecting and examining the meter, water pipes or electric service line. The city reserves the right to discontinue any water service for the nonpayment of water bills. A customer shall give the department proper notice for the discontinuance of his service and upon failure to give such notice, he may be billed for the minimum monthly bill until such time as notice is received by the city.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article by doing any of the acts made unlawful shall upon conviction be fined not less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
(Ord. 452; Code 1974, Chapter 13.04; Code 2014)