(A) The City may reject any application for water service for any good and sufficient reason including the following: service not available under a standard rate; service which involves excessive service expense; service which may affect the supply to other consumers; service to the premises until all charges against the premises then due and payable to the City shall have been paid, whether on account of water service connection, meter installation, billing for water previously supplied to the same premises, whether used by the applicant or against the premises for which water service is requested.

(B) Application for the use of water shall be made in person, at the City Hall, by the owner or agent of the property to be benefited, designating the location of the property and stating that the owner or agent of the property will comply with all applicable rules and regulations.

(C) In all cases where water service or wastewater service is used on any premises, and the payment thereof is guaranteed by the property owner or his or her agent, such must pay the full amount due for service to the property. If a previous occupant or customer failed to pay the charges incurred in full, and the payment was not guaranteed by the property owner, a deposit will be required for the re-establishment of service to the property, unless the property owner has guaranteed payment.

(D) The City may elect to assign any and all utility accounts considered delinquent with unpaid charges, fees, or assessments to a collection agency or attorney to collect, in addition to the disconnection of any and all services. (Ord. 79, passed 12-13-1989; Ord. 306 § 3, passed 7-13-2011; Ord. 314 § 2, passed 7-11-2012. Code 1982 § 11-2-4. Code 2012 § 52.018.)