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A "meter resetting fee" as established by resolution of the city council shall be made for <br />the reinstallation of the meter and the turning on of the water. A "meter read trip fee" as <br />established by resolution of the city council shall be payable for each trip to a customer's <br />premises for the purposes of performing a meter read for closing out of service, or for <br />start of service, or for transfer of responsibility for service. Fees as herein provided shall <br />be added to the next water bill issued after date of turn off, turn on, special <br />investigation/reread, meter resetting/reinstallation or other designated trip, provided the <br />amount is not collected in advance of the turn off, turn on, special investigation/reread, <br />meter resetting/reinstallation, or other designated trip. For the purposes of this article, <br />the term "trip" shall not include the regularly scheduled routine reading of customers' <br />meters. <br />(f) Closing bill. Upon the rendering of the final bill for service, the city shall not <br />refund any credit balance or deposit of less than one dollar ($1.00); any checks returned <br />that cannot be delivered or are unclaimed shall be forfeited unless the applicant applies <br />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 shall <br />be billed by means of a single periodic bill presented to the person designated in the <br />application process to receive the bill. <br />(h) Change of address. Water service shall not be given to any customer upon <br />change of address until all delinquent charges owing thereon at a former place of <br />residence or business have been paid. <br />(i) Transfer of charges. When a customer maintains separate water service at <br />multiple premises in the city under the same name or identity of ownership or tenancy, <br />and water service has been discontinued at one premises for non-payment, the <br />department of finance may transfer the unpaid balance owing from the account to which <br />service has been discontinued to any other account belonging to the customer for which <br />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 />(k) Removal of unauthorized "straight pipe" connections. Whenever a <br />customer has connected to the city's water service through an unauthorized straight pipe <br />connection, the city shall cause such connection to be removed and a "removal of <br />unauthorized straight pipe connections fee" as established by resolution of the city council <br />shall be made and billed to the customer. <br />Ordinance No. Ns -XXX <br />Page 13 of 56 <br />11A-15 <br />