(a) Bills are due at the Electric Department office of the Municipality on the twentieth day of the month following that in which current was used. All bills paid after the twentieth day of the month following that in which current was used may be assessed a ten percent penalty, providing the twentieth day of the month is not on a Saturday or a legal holiday. If the twentieth day of the month is a Saturday or legal holiday, bills may be paid on the next day that the Electric Department office is officially open, without penalty.
(b) If a name change is caused by married or other reasons, excepting death, the Electric Department shall be notified within thirty days of such name change and failure to comply may be cause to discontinue electric service. There shall be no charge for the name change.
(c) If a name change is caused by death or settlement of an estate, the Electric Department shall be notified on or before one year after such death and failure to comply may be cause to discontinue electric service. All costs from this charge are assessed against the benefitting party or parties.
(d) Electric bills not paid by the twentieth day of the month following that in which current was used shall be declared delinquent and may be assessed a ten percent penalty. If the delinquent electric bill is not paid by the thirtieth day of the month, the property shall be given a "red tag" and service shall be disconnected after twenty-four hours. There is a twenty dollar ($20.00) charge for the "red tag". If such delinquent electric user requests resumption of service after a "red tag" has been issued, they must pay all late bills, penalties (including the $20.00 "red tag" charge), and a reconnection charge of thirty dollars ($30.00). If the delinquent electric user requests reconnection after standard working hours, there shall be an additional seventy-five dollar ($75.00) charge in addition to all other charges.
(Ord. 2020-12. Passed 10-19-20.)
(e) If a utility customer offers payment to the balance due on an electric account, in whole or in part, by check or electronic payment, and that payment is returned by the payer's bank due to insufficient funds, then the electric customer shall be charged an insufficient funds fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), in addition to any other fees assessed to the customer or the customer's account. (Ord. 2020-19. Passed 1-4-21.)