(A) Due date; penalty and interest for delinquency. Charges for water and sanitary sewer services supplied shall be billed monthly or quarterly as the City Council shall determine. If any charges are not paid on or before the due date, then a penalty of 10% shall be added thereto and continuing outstanding balances shall be subject to the same interest as city taxes on the premises. In the event that the charges for any of these services furnished to any premises shall not be paid within 60 days after the due date thereof, then all services furnished by the water supply system shall be discontinued. Service so discontinued shall not be restored until all sums then due and owing, including penalties, shall be paid, plus a water turn-on charge as set by the City Council, and amended by resolution from time to time.
(B) Lien of delinquent accounts. The foregoing charges, including penalties and interest, payable for sewage disposal and treatment service to any premises shall be a lien on the premises, and on May 1 and/or October 1 of each year, the person or agency charged with the collection of these charges shall certify to the City Assessor any charges which have been delinquent for 6 months or more, who shall enter the same upon the next tax roll against the premises, and the charges and penalties shall be collected and the lien enforced in the same manner as provided in respect to city taxes assessed upon the roll. Provided, however, that when a tenant is responsible for the payment of charges for service to any premises, and the city is so notified in writing.
(C) With a true copy of the lease of the affected premises (if there be one) attached, then no such charge shall become a lien against the premises from and after the date oft he notice. However, in the event of the filing of such a notice, no further service shall be rendered to the premises until a cash deposit equal to twice the average monthly or quarterly bill to the premises shall have been made as security for payment of charges for service to the premises.
(Ord. 2019-8-52, passed 8-19-2019)