§ 15-9-72. FORMS AND AMOUNT OF CREDIT SECURITY FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE.

If a residential customer or applicant provides proof of identification under Section 15-9-53 ( Identification Required ), the City may accept the following forms of credit security:

(1)

a record of satisfactory compliance with Section 15-9-75 ( Customer Payment Standards ), if applicable, and no outstanding utility invoices;

(2)

a letter of reference from another electric, gas, or water utility indicating no record of late payments or outstanding balances, and no disconnections for non-payment during the last twelve consecutive billing cycles;

(3)

for a customer who has not had continuous utility service for the preceding 12 billing cycles due to the customer terminating utility services, a letter of reference from another electric, gas, or water utility indicating no record of late payments or outstanding balances and no disconnections for non-payment during 12 of the preceding 18 consecutive billing cycles;

(4)

for a tenant of a rental property where the cost of utilities is included in the rent payment, a signed copy of the tenant's lease and a written statement from the landlord indicating that rent payments were timely made for the preceding 12 consecutive months; or

(5)

a refundable deposit of $200.

Source: 2003 Code Section 15-9-102; 1992 Code Section 18-4-151; Ord. 040805-02; Ord. 20060727-006; Ord. No. 20180412-005 , Pt. 2, 4-23-18.