All utility companies which own facilities or carry on functions in the Town for the purpose of installing, maintaining or operating such utility within the Town, and of supplying services to the inhabitants of the Town, including but not limited to telephone, artificial or natural gas, and electricity or electrical energy, shall be subject to a fee, unless furnished, as set by the fee schedule adopted by resolution, payable monthly, in advance, unless fees are provided for in a separate agreement with the Town. Notwithstanding the general licensing provisions of this Chapter, the payment required by this Section is deemed to be an occupation tax imposed upon the privilege of providing utility services within the Town. (Ord. 978 § 6, 2008; Ord. 1161 §5, 2013)