<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 40-174. - Continuity of service mandatory.</div>
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               (a)
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               Under this article the grantee shall exercise reasonable commercial efforts to provide
               all subscribers with continuous, uninterrupted service insofar as their financial
               and other obligations to the grantee are honored.
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               (b)
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               If the grantee elects to rebuild, modify or sell the system or the county gives notice
               of intent to terminate or fails to renew its franchise, the grantee shall cooperate
               with the county or new grantee or operator in maintaining continuity of service to
               all subscribers. During such period, the grantee shall be entitled to the revenues
               for any period during which it operates the system and shall be entitled to reasonable
               costs for the services when it no longer operates the system.
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               (c)
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               Failure to provide continuity. If the grantee fails to operate the system for seven
               consecutive days without prior approval of the county or without just cause, the county
               may, at its option, operate the system or designate an operator until such time as
               the grantee restores service under conditions acceptable to the county or a permanent
               operator is selected. If the county is required to fulfill this obligation for the
               grantee, the grantee shall reimburse the county for all reasonable costs or damages
               in excess of revenues from the system received by the county that are the result of
               the grantee's failure to perform.
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               (Code 1995, Â§ 517.083)
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