Bills shall be rendered monthly or bimonthly, at the discretion of the Director of Public Service, for services previously received, except for large and specialized users. The Director of Public Service may set and charge a reasonable late fee for payments that are not received prior to the established due date. Each sewer charge authorized and levied by this chapter shall be the responsibility of the owner of record of the property served and is hereby made a lien upon the premises charged therewith, and shall, if not paid within ninety (90) days thereafter, be certified to the County Auditor who shall thereupon enter the same upon the County tax list against the lands served and shall be collected by the County Treasurer with the penalties and interest allowed by law in the same manner and at the same time as other real estate taxes are collected.
Additionally, the Director may place any delinquent amounts due under this chapter with a third party agent, including, but not limited to, a law firm or collection agency. Any such delinquent account shall be assessed a collection fee, equal to the fee charged by the third party, as set forth in the third party’s contract with the City. The resulting balance due on the account shall be the principal balance due, plus interest penalties, late fees and/or other permissible fines or charged, and the collection fee. The assessment of the collection fee shall be made by the third party at the time the account is place by the City with said third party. Additionally, any court costs incurred in relation to all delinquent accounts shall also be added to the total balance due.
(Ord. 132-2020. Passed 7-13-20.)