(a) All bills for water and sewage services shall become due by the fifteenth of each month, except when the fifteenth falls on a Saturday or Sunday, or a holiday, in which case such bills shall then be due at the close of business on the following working day.
(b) A ten percent penalty shall be added to each bill after the due date. This will be noted on each billing statement and separate delinquent notice which will also be mailed, and will be collected by the Clerk of the Water Department at the time of payment.
(c) The account balance due will include not only the delinquent balance and a twenty dollar ($20.00) processing fee but also charges for usage up to disconnection of service. All accounts not paid by the date printed on the delinquent notice shall be turned off by the first of the following month. This entire account balance shall be paid, in full, before service is restored.
(Ord. 2000-4. Passed 4-10-00.)
(d) If such bill remains unpaid for a period of forty-five days it shall be certified to the County Auditor and collected at the same time and in the same manner as all other taxes as provided by law.
(Adopting Ordinance; Ord. 90-5. Passed 6-12-90; Ord. 2002-08. Passed 6-10-02; Ord. 2004-12. Passed 6-14-04; Ord. 2004-16. Passed 12-13-04; Ord. 2006-04. Passed 12-11-06; Ord. 2009-2. Passed 9-14-09; Ord. 2009-6. Passed 12-15-09; Ord. 2010-4. Passed 6-14-10; Ord. 2011-01. Passed 7-11-11.)