§ 21-152. No free service.  


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  • (a) No utility service shall be furnished or rendered free of charge to any person, firm, corporation, institution or organization.

    (b) The city and each and every agency, department or instrumentality which uses such services shall pay therefor at the rates established by this article.

    (c) No person, firm, corporation, institution or organization shall be permitted to open a new utilities account if unpaid charges exist for any account previously held by such person, firm, corporation or institution. Where a new account has been opened without payment of charges existing for a previous account, current service shall be discontinued if such charges remain unpaid for more than thirty (30) days after notification by the city that such charges exist.

(Ord. No. 96-06, § 1, 5-21-96; Ord. No. 2001-06, § 1, 5-15-01)

Editor's note

Formerly § 21-112.