§ 14-23.1. Security deposits and administrative fees.

(a)

Residential security deposits. An applicant seeking water or sewer service, or both, shall be required to provide the City of Dawsonville a security deposit. Only one security deposit shall be required from each applicant, whether or not said applicant is seeking only water service, only sewer service or both water and sewer service. The schedule for determining the amount of the security deposit required is set out in section 2-110 of this Code.

(b)

Commercial security deposits. The security deposits required for commercial water and/or sewer accounts shall be determined by the city council, or its designated agent, as provided in section 2-110 of this Code.

(c)

Administrative fees. An applicant, commercial or residential, seeking water or sewer service or both, shall be required to pay to the City of Dawsonville an administrative fee in the amount set forth in section 2-110 of this Code. Only one administrative fee shall be required from each applicant, whether or not said applicant is seeking only water service, only sewer service, or both water and sewer service. This administrative fee is not a deposit, but is a fee assessed to reimburse the city for the costs associated with administrative bookkeeping, the administrative labor in beginning and ending service, and providing a final accounting to the applicant.

(Ord. of 10-3-2005(1), § 3)