Needles Municipal Code § 7.3 Termination with notice

City may, without liability for injury or damage, disconnect service to any

Customer for any of the reasons stated below, provided City has met the termination notification requirements.

(a) Customer violation of any City rate schedules.

(b) Failure of Customer to pay a delinquent bill for service.

(c) Failure of Customer to meet or maintain deposit requirements.

(d) Failure of Customer to provide reasonable access to City’s equipment and property.

(e) Customer breach of contract for service between City and Customer.

(f) Failure of prior Customer to pay a delinquent bill for service where the prior Customer

continues to reside on premises.

(g) When necessary for City to comply with an order of any governmental agency having such jurisdiction.

(h) Customer fails to establish credit, after City, for Customer convenience, provided service before credit is established or continued service to Customer when credit was to be re- established.

(i) City shall have the right to (but not the obligation) to remove any and all of its property

installed on the Customer’s premises upon termination of service.

(a) A ten (10) day advance notice of intent to terminate service for nonpayment and reasons other than nonpayment shall be provided. Customers are solely responsible for monitoring and paying past due balances reflected in their utility bills. Such notice may be included with, or issued as part of, Customer’s monthly billing statement. All ten (10) day notices shall be mailed to Customer’s last known address. The failure of a Customer to receive such notice shall not exempt Customer from disconnection of service for nonpayment. Upon request, Customers may obtain a copy of the mailed ten (10) day notice.

(b) A twenty-four (24) hour advance written notice shall be provided for termination of service

due to dishonored checks (NSF). If a check tendered for payment of a deposit is dishonored, utility services shall be disconnected until payment in cash is received. Any Customer whose check is returned for insufficient funds shall be required to make all subsequent payments by cash, money order, or credit/debit card for a period of six (6) months.

(c) Notice shall state the reason for termination.

(d) Notice shall be considered given to Customer when a copy thereof is delivered to the service

location or posted first class in the United States Postal Service addressed to Customer’s last known address. These notices are provided as a courtesy.

(f) If the violation identified in the notice has not been remedied, service may be terminated on

or after the date specified in the notice without the issuance of further notice.

(g) Service may only be terminated in conjunction with a personal visit to the premises by an

authorized representative of City.

(h) City shall have the right, but not the obligation, to remove any of its property from the premises upon termination of service.

(i) When an account is terminated for nonpayment, the disconnection notice delivered to the

premises shall reflect both (i) the amount stated in the ten (10) day notice, and (ii) the current bill, to reflect the total amount due. Full payment of the total amount shall be required to restore service.