Before rendering service, a deposit or guarantee satisfactory to the county to secure
the payment of bills and any expenses incurred by the county is required; and, upon
payment, the county shall give the customer a nonnegotiable and nontransferable deposit
receipt. Such deposit shall bear no interest. . Deposits for residential customers
will be applied to payment of the customer account after one year of on-time payments.
Deposits for commercial customers shall remain with the county for the term of service.
Deposits shall be made in accordance with the rate schedules of the county in effect
at the time of payment. Upon final settlement of a customer's account, the deposit
may be applied by the county to any account balance due; and any remaining balance
of the deposit will be refunded upon adequate identification. The county may require
additional deposits for customers whose services have been previously disconnected
due to nonpayment or who have tampered with metered service. Such additional deposit
shall be equal to the annual average of monthly service charges and may be imposed
as a condition to restore or continue service.
