(A) Charges for solid waste collection and water, sewer and electrical service shall be billed jointly on a monthly basis. Utility bills shall be mailed on the last working day of each month and shall be due and payable by the fifteenth day of the following month. Bills not paid by the fifteenth day of the month following that in which they were mailed shall be deemed to be delinquent, and the customer shall be assessed a $10 delinquent charge. In the event, that a customer does not pay his or her bill by the twenty-third day of the month following that in which they were mailed, his or her utility service shall be discontinued pursuant to the provisions of § 50.03, his or her electric meter shall be read at that time, and he or she shall be assessed a disconnection fee of $50.
(B) Once discontinued, service shall not be recommenced except upon payment in full of the following:
(1) All past due bills;
(2) The electricity used from the previous billing to the disconnect time;
(3) The water, sewer, sinking fund and waste charges for the current month that shall be considered fully earned;
(4) The delinquent charge;
(5) The disconnection fee; and
(6) A $50 reconnection fee.
(C) An additional fee of $100 is required if reconnection is requested for outside of the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, on the weekend or on a holiday. If the municipality is reconnecting for a second time in a 12-month period, the reconnect fee increases to $100.
(D) If the municipality is reconnecting for a third time in a 12-month period, the reconnect fee increases to $200.
(E) If the municipality is reconnecting for a fourth or subsequent time in a 12-month period, the reconnect fee increases to $500. The municipality may also take any action authorized by law to effect collection of the delinquent charges.
(Prior Code, § 3-402) (Ord. 15-1, passed 6-8-2015)