A. Bimonthly Payments: The rates or charges for service shall be payable bimonthly.
B. Owner, Occupant And User Responsible For Payment: The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the service to such premises and the service is furnished to the premises by the city only upon the condition that the owner of the premises, occupant and user of the services are jointly and severally liable therefor to the city.
C. Rendition Of Bills: Bills for water service shall be sent out by the city on the first day of the month succeeding the period for which the service is billed.
D. Penalty For Late Payments: All water bills are due and payable ten (10) days after being sent out. A penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be added to all bills not paid by the tenth day after they have been rendered.
E. Water And Sewer Billings Combined: Charges for water service and for sewerage service shall be united in the same bill and payment of the one charge shall not be accepted without payment of the other charge. (Ord. 78-11, 3-6-1978)
F. Payments; Delinquencies:
1. Time And Place For Payment: Payment shall be made on or before the tenth day of each period at the city hall.
2. Failure To Pay; Service Disconnection: If any bill for service remains unpaid at the end of the twenty fifth day of any billing month, the public works director will disconnect service to such user. When thus shut off, the supply shall not be turned on until all charges and a fee set forth in the "schedule of charges" for reconnection has been paid. (Ord. 78-11, 3-6-1978; amd. 1997 Code)
G. Rental Units: The owners of all "rental dwellings" defined as dwellings wherein one or more persons other than the owners of the real estate reside in separate living quarters, shall be billed for the total of water and sewer services provided by the city at the rate provided by ordinance per resident unit per month. In the event that said payment is not paid by the owners, the city is authorized to disconnect or shut off said water and sewer service to said rental dwelling house. (Ord. 88-1, 7-7-1988)