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(3) In the event of any changes in pipeline tariffs, contract quantities or costs of scheduled • natural gas, the unit costs shall be recomputed on the basis of such change in accordance with procedures approved by the city manager. The difference between the unit costs so computed and the base unit costs shall represent the purchased gas adjustment to be applied to all customer bills issued beginning the first billing month after each such change. Sec. 31-64. Customer deposits (a) The director of finance shall require deposits from persons applying for gas service in accordance with the rules established in this section. (b) The normal deposit requirements shall be as follows: TABLE INSET: (c) The normal deposit requirement will be waived, if: • (1) The applicant furnishes a letter from another gas, water or electric utility with whom he has had service within the past twenty-four (24) months certifying that he has maintained an acceptable credit record; or (2) The director of finance is able to establish by telephone call to another gas, water or electric utility with which the applicant has had service within the past twenty-four (24) months that the applicant had no terminations for nonpayment within the most recent twenty-four (24) months in which he had service; or (3) The applicant has had city water or gas service at the same or some other address within the past twenty-four (24) months and had no terminations for nonpayment within the most recent twenty- four (24) months in which he had service. (d) Any customer who has had service terminated for nonpayment within the preceding twelve-month period, or who has had two (2) or more checks returned to the director of finance for insufficient funds" within the preceding twenty -four-month period, may be required to pay an additional deposit to reinitiate service. Such deposit shall not be greater than the sum of the two (2) highest monthly bills rendered in the past twelve (12) months for service at the location to be served. (e) Any deposit may be applied by the director of finance to any delinquent balance due on the account for which the deposit was made. The director of finance may, and on application from the customer shall, refund any deposit if the account for which it was made has had no termination for nonpayment and has not had two (2) or more bad checks received in payment during the preceding twelve (12) months. Likewise, upon voluntary termination of service to an account, the deposit shall first be applied to the balance due and the balance due and the balance refunded to the customer. (f) The director of finance and city manager are authorized to enter into agreements with responsible is organizations or individuals to provide for a guaranty of the account of individuals meeting established criteria, in lieu of any required initial deposit, in an amount equal to the deposit which would otherwise With gas heat Without gas heat (1) Residential accounts $50.00 $20.00 250.00 75.00 (2) Nonresidential accounts at locations with no history of $200-.00 $50.00 as service 250.00 $75.00 (3) The deposit for a nonresidential account with gas heat at a location with a previous history of gas service shall be the greater of two hundred fid dollars ($200-00 250.00) or the total of the two (2) prior highest monthly as bills at that location. (c) The normal deposit requirement will be waived, if: • (1) The applicant furnishes a letter from another gas, water or electric utility with whom he has had service within the past twenty-four (24) months certifying that he has maintained an acceptable credit record; or (2) The director of finance is able to establish by telephone call to another gas, water or electric utility with which the applicant has had service within the past twenty-four (24) months that the applicant had no terminations for nonpayment within the most recent twenty-four (24) months in which he had service; or (3) The applicant has had city water or gas service at the same or some other address within the past twenty-four (24) months and had no terminations for nonpayment within the most recent twenty- four (24) months in which he had service. (d) Any customer who has had service terminated for nonpayment within the preceding twelve-month period, or who has had two (2) or more checks returned to the director of finance for insufficient funds" within the preceding twenty -four-month period, may be required to pay an additional deposit to reinitiate service. Such deposit shall not be greater than the sum of the two (2) highest monthly bills rendered in the past twelve (12) months for service at the location to be served. (e) Any deposit may be applied by the director of finance to any delinquent balance due on the account for which the deposit was made. The director of finance may, and on application from the customer shall, refund any deposit if the account for which it was made has had no termination for nonpayment and has not had two (2) or more bad checks received in payment during the preceding twelve (12) months. Likewise, upon voluntary termination of service to an account, the deposit shall first be applied to the balance due and the balance due and the balance refunded to the customer. (f) The director of finance and city manager are authorized to enter into agreements with responsible is organizations or individuals to provide for a guaranty of the account of individuals meeting established criteria, in lieu of any required initial deposit, in an amount equal to the deposit which would otherwise