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ORDINANCE NO.o 3052
I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 34-25 OF THE "CODE OF ORDINANCES.. ,-....._ r~~\1,1_ CITY OF LUBBOC~ TEX.AS_.11 SOAS TO ADD THERETO A NEW PROVISION AU-
U!-~ THORIZING DEPARTMENTAL RULES WHEN APPROVED BY THE CITY COM-
~"7,-. MISSION TO WAIVE WATER SERVICE DEPOSITS REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN
INSTANCES.
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it necessary and expedient to pro ...
vide for Water connections to be made in certain instances without deposit being
require d; anda
WHEREAS,. the City Commission finds that amendment of the existing water
!service deposit ordinance to provide for certain exceptions thereto to be made by I
departmental rules approved by the City Commission would be in the public intere ~
and general welfare; NOW THEREFORE:.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSlON OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 34-ZS o£ the City 11Code of Ordinances). City of
Lubbock:a. Texas~ 11 be and the same is hereby amended to read hereafter in full as
follows,. to-wit:
Sec. 34-ZS. Deposits required prior to water service; amount;
interest; refund; nature of deposits; use by city; re"!'"
establishment of service.
Before any consumer may have water service from the city
water works he must deposit with the water department a reason-
able amount as in the opinion of the water department may be
necessary, except that no deposit shall be for an amount le.!l s than
five dollars. Provided however., that departm.ental rules approved
by the City Commission may provide for waiver of deposit require-
ments in cases of emergency or of temporary service where pay-
ment for the service i s otherwise assured. Such deposit shall bear
interest at the rate of six per cent per annum7 and shall be r efunded
to the depositor when he shall have discontinued the use of city
water and for electric service and shall have paid aU bills and
accounts due the wate r department for any account whatsoever
connected with the water service or electric service, and shall
return recejpt. If the receipt is lost2 he must give security to
the water department or furnish the department satisfactory evi-
dence of his right to receive the deposit. This deposit is required
and made in the nature of a guarantee for the payment of water ser-
vice accounts or electric service accounts~ and damages to service
connections or meters caused through neglect,. abuse or failure to
properly care for the same by the consumer or his agents., and the
deposit of any part thereof may be applied by the water department
to the payment of any such account when it becomes past due. This
deposit shall not be made nor accepted in the nature of a prepayment7
but only as a guarantee. Failure to pay the water bill or electric
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bill when due by the consumer is considered notice from the
consumer to discontinue service and apply so much of the de-
posit as is necessary for the payment of the then past-due
account. In case any deposit or any part thereof shall have
been applied in payment of past ... due accountsa no service may
be re-established until the deposit shall have been brought
back up to the full amount required.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED
Passed by the Commission on first reading this 11 day of February
Passed by the Commission on .aecond..rea.Qj.ng.:this 25 day of --~~~._----~
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