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<br />== ~ =-!Q <br />""<d a- 0:: E 2 a 3 <br />u.:a: - ï:::= - <br />h\ g - u.J::ë <br />"" ë:> ~ 0:: . c: <br />;.Jè C"\.J ß~ <br />~ u:I- <br />u:;~ ~ ~~ ORDINANCE 1997- 24 <br /> <br />== ~ ~ 8 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br />Q~I cr ~~ MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 86.197 OF THE CITY <br />IJj ~ r-c\' 5.æ¡ CODE TO REVISE DEPOSIT POLICIES FOR ELECTRIC, WATER <br />;J ~\ r-I ~~ AND SEWER SERVICE TO ALLOW FOR CREDIT REFERENCE <br />ü)r ~ ~;. LETTERS FROM OTHER UTILITIES IN LIEU OF DEPOSITS AND <br />:ë! c.,;)Q TO REVISE PAYMENT HISTORY TIME PERIODS; INCUJDING <br />PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. <br /> <br />RECITALS: <br /> <br />1. The revision of deposit policies for the electric utility and the water and sewer <br />systems will allow the City to better serve its customers while having little or no effect on <br />uncollectible accounts and bad debts. <br /> <br />2. The Electric Utility Board has reviewed the proposed changes to the electric <br />utility deposit policy and recommends them for adoption by the City Council. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. Section 86.197 of the San Marcos City Code is ?mended to read as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 86.197. Deposits. <br /> <br />(a) Each applicant for electric, water and/or sewer service shall make a <br />cash deposit with the city to establish or reestablish credit before service will be <br />instituted. <br /> <br />(b) The requirement for a deposit shall be waived if: <br /> <br />(1) the applicant has been a city utility customer within the last <br />twelve (12) months, is applying for a similar service, and has <br />had service for a minimum of one (1) year; and during the last <br />twelve (12) consecutive months of service did not have any <br />occasion in which a bill for the service was paid after becoming <br />delinquent, did not have service disconnected for non- <br />payment, and did not have a check or bank draft returned <br />without payment because of insufficient funds, account closed <br />or no account; <br /> <br />(2) the applicant is applying for electric service pursuant to Rate <br />Schedules LGS-Sec or LGS-Pri (large general service with <br />monthly billing demands in excess of 500 kilowatts) and <br />provides the City with an irrevocable letter of credit from a bank <br />or lending institution approved by the City in the same amount <br />as would be required for a cash deposit. The letter of credit <br />must be in a form approved by the city attorney and must <br />contain a provision that any litigation concerning the letter of <br />credit must be in Hays County, Texas; or <br /> <br />(3) the applicant is applying for service and has been a customer <br />of any public utility for the same kind of service within the last <br />two years, and presents a letter from the public utility verifying <br />that the customer was not delinquent in payment of any such <br />utility service account, and during the last twelve (12) <br />consecutive months of service, did not have any occasion in <br />which a bill for the utility service was paid after becoming <br />delinquent, did not have service disconnected for non- <br />payment, and did not have a check or bank draft returned <br />without payment because of insufficient funds, account closed <br />