A. As a condition of receipt of solid waste service as provided in this chapter, customers must post a deposit if a good payment record is not established or maintained. For purposes of this section, criteria defining what constitutes a good payment record is identified in the solid waste deposit policy. A copy of this policy is on file with the Public Works Department. In such event the deposit will be an amount equal to the average billing invoices for the previous 12 months. In the event the customer fails to post the required deposit, solid waste services will not be initiated or will be discontinued.

B. Customer accounts that do not have a billing record sufficient to calculate a deposit as provided in subsection A of this section may be determined by using an average 12-month billing for similar residential or institutional accounts.

C. All deposits will be non-interest bearing. The deposit will be applied to the account within the next billing cycle after a customer has maintained a good payment record for 12 consecutive months.

D. If an account is closed at the customer’s request, within 60 days thereafter, the deposit, less any amounts due and owing, will be returned to the customer.

E. Solid waste service customers classified as a "refuse only" account must post a $50.00 deposit as a condition of receipt of solid waste service. (Ord. No. G-4623, § 1, 2004; Ord. No. G-5157, § 1b, 2008; Ord. No. G-5756, 2012)