Contracts with the City of Yutan for utility service are not transferable. Any customer of the City changing from one location to another shall make a new application and sign a new contract.
The City of Yutan does not guarantee the delivery of utility service over its distribution system at any time to any person, except when its distribution system and connections are in good working order; when it has sufficient supply, equipment, and machinery to do so; and when the user’s utility account is in good standing.
The City of Yutan Public Works Department and its employees shall have access at all reasonable hours to premises in which utility service is being used to determine if it is being carried, distributed, and used in the proper manner. The owner or tenant shall provide ready and convenient access to a premise’s water meter so that it may easily be examined and read by City staff.
All utility service furnished to consumers of the water system of the City of Yutan shall be measured by meters of such types as approved by the Utility Superintendent. All meters shall be furnished, installed, and remain the property of the City; in the event of meter tampering by the consumer, the cost of replacing the meter will be the responsibility of the consumer or owner of residence.
The rates to be charged by the City for utility service shall be as prescribed by resolution or ordinance.
All applicants shall be required to submit a security deposit to the City as a guarantee of payment for water and sewer service to be rendered. The City, at its option, may refund wholly or in part, at any time, the amount deposited or may require that an additional amount be placed on deposit. Upon termination of service, the City may apply the amount of this deposit to the payments of any charges due to the City and refund any remaining excess amount to the depositor. The City may choose, at its discretion, to waive the security deposit for owner-occupied residences that have elected to enroll in automatic payment.
By signing, the applicant affirms that the aforementioned terms of service have been read and agreed to and also certifies that the information provided is complete and accurate to the best of the applicant’s knowledge and belief.
