§ 78-16. Charges for termination and restoration of service.

(a)

The following charges shall be made for the termination of service after failure to pay for water or sanitary sewer service, after failure to have the meter readily accessible for reading on the regularly scheduled route on more than two successive occasions, after receipt of an accountholder request for termination, or for any of the grounds set forth in section 78-30.

(1)

For processing the first termination of service order, the accountholder will be charged $60.00.

(2)

When the service was not established as authorized by the Code of Ordinances, the accountholder shall be charged $180.00 for processing the termination of service order, costs associated with failure to properly establish service, and a penalty.

(3)

When the service is found to be restored, but not by the water services department, the accountholder shall be charged $180.00 for processing the termination of service order, costs associated with failure to properly establish service, and a penalty. For processing each subsequent termination of service when the service has been restored but not by the water services department, the accountholder shall be charged $500.00.

(4)

The term "termination of service" shall not be construed to mean an immediate transfer of service from one accountholder to a subsequent accountholder or service disconnection.

(5)

For processing a restoration of service order, the accountholder will be charged $60.00.

(b)

Upon finding that water service, sanitary sewer service or combined water and sanitary sewer service has been established for a location in a manner not authorized by this Code of Ordinances, the director of water services is authorized to take appropriate action, including removal of taps to the water or sewer main or otherwise rendering the service line inoperable, to ensure termination of service. In addition to any permit, tap, or other charges restoration of terminated service after the water services department has removed a meter or a tap to the main shall be $610.00, but may be waived by the director of the water services department.

(Ord. No. 120551, § 1, 6-28-12; Ord. No. 140174 , § 1, 3-27-14; Ord. No. 160166 , § 1, 4-7-16; Ord. No. 190167 , § 1, 3-21-19)