HomeMy WebLinkAbout2390 Amends 14.02.020 Establishment of Credit
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 14.02.020 OF THE ASHLAND
MUNICIPAL CODE WITH RESPECT TO ESTABLISHMENT OF CREDIT.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2242 and Sec. 14.02.020
of the Ashland Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as
follows :
"14.02.020 Establishment of Credit. A customer shall
establish credit with the City by epositing an
amount equal to one and one-half (12) times the
average monthly bill for the service address,
rounded to the nearest five dollars. For new services,
the Utility Services Department shall estimate the
average monthly bill. A third party, other than the
customer, may be permitted to post the required dep-
osit, in which case the customer shaZZ be deemed to
have estab Zished credit as hereinafter provided.
After a satisfactory payment record of twelve (12)
consecutive months with no more than one (1) delin-
quency, the deposit shall be refunded to the person
who posted the deposit. A customer to whom a deposit
has been refunded and who becomes delinquent may be
required to reestablish credit by making a new deposit
as specified in this section. A commercial customer
who has once established credit at a commercial loca-
tion, shall not be required to pay a deposit on
additional commercial locations.
The foregoing ordinance was first read on the j:az' day of
1986 and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this ~ day of
1986.
Nan Franklin
City Recorder
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SIGNED and APPROVED this day of 1/~r 1986.
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L. Gordon e arcs
Mayor