Water bills shall be prepared by the Municipal Clerk and will be due and payable monthly at the office of the Municipal Clerk. Such bills shall be determined for water consumed based upon meter readings obtained by the municipality’s designated agent prior to billing. Such water usage billing and any other charges, properly itemized, shall be due on the first day of each month and shall be payable on or before the fifteenth day of each month. Bills paid after the fifteenth day of each month shall be assessed an additional fee in the amount of $5 per month while the bill remains unpaid to compensate the municipality for estimated additional processing costs. Bills not paid by the thirtieth day of each month after billing shall be deemed to be delinquent. Upon being deemed to be delinquent, as herein defined, the Municipal Clerk shall give a written notice to the customer of such delinquency and shall demand payment immediately. In the event that the bill is not paid within seven days after the sending of said notice, it shall be discretionary for the municipality to cut off service at any time; provided, if the delinquent customer is a known welfare recipient, it shall be the duty of the Municipal Clerk to notify the customer and the Department of Public Welfare by certified mail of the proposed termination. The Municipal Clerk shall assess an additional fee in the amount of $25 for a regular business hours reconnection and $50 for a reconnection at any time other than regular business hours in the event that water is shut off for the non-payment of any water bill, to compensate the municipality for the additional hookup necessary to again provide water service to the delinquent customer.
(Ord. 260, passed 2-8-2011) Penalty, see § 52.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-542, 70-1605