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premises for the purposes of turning on or turning off water service during weekdays for <br />new water turn on services and delinquent accounts and whenever otherwise requested <br />by customer; provided, however, that turn on or turn off of water service during <br />afterhours and holidays for new water turn on services and delinquent accounts when <br />requested by customer, shall be subject to a special "after hours tum on or turn off fee" <br />as established by resolution of the city council. After a water meter has been turned off <br />for a period of seven (7) days, the meter may be removed from the service. A "meter <br />removal fee" as established by resolution of the city council shall be made for the cost of <br />meter removal. A "meter setting fee" as established by resolution of the city council <br />shall be made for the reinstallation of the meter and the turning on of the water. A <br />"meter read trip fee" as established by resolution of the city council shall be payable for <br />each trip to a customer's premises for the purposes of performing a meter read for <br />closing out of service, or for start of service, or for transfer of responsibility for service. <br />Fees as herein provided shall be added to the next water bill issued after date of turn <br />off, tum on, special investigation/reread, meter setting/reinstallation or other designated <br />trip, provided the amount is not collected in advance of the turn off, turn on, special <br />investigation/reread, meter setting/reinstallation, or other designated trip. For the <br />purposes of this article, the term "trip" shall not include the regularly scheduled routine <br />reading of customers' meters. <br />(f) Closing bill. Upon the rendering of the final bill for service, the city shall <br />not refund any credit balance or deposit of less than one dollar ($1.00); any checks <br />returned that cannot be delivered or are unclaimed shall be forfeited unless the <br />applicant applies for refund within twelve (12) months. <br />(g) Individual liability for joint service. Two or more persons who join in one <br />application or contract for service shall be jointly and severally liable thereunder and <br />shall be billed by means of a single periodic bill presented to the person designated in <br />the application process to receive the bill. <br />(h) Change of address. Water service shall not be given to any customer <br />upon change of address until all delinquent charges owing thereon at a former place of <br />residence or business have been paid. <br />(1) Transfer of charges. When a customer maintains separate water service <br />at multiple premises in the city under the same name or identity of ownership or <br />tenancy, and water service has been discontinued at one premises for non-payment, <br />the department of finance may transfer the unpaid balance owing from the account to <br />which service has.been discontinued to any other account belonging to the customer for <br />which water service remains ongoing. <br />(j) Field collection fee. When a representative of the city collects payment of <br />delinquent charges owing from a customer or customer's agent in the field, in lieu of <br />performing a turn off or removal of customer's meter, a "field collection fee" shall be <br />applied and collected from the customer or his agent at the same time as all other <br />delinquent charges and fees owing are collected. <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 13 of 56 <br />75C-15 <br />