(a) Bills will be mailed or otherwise delivered by the Department of Service monthly to the address of the water and/or sewer consumer as on file with the Department. Failure to receive bills for water and/or sewer service will not relieve the consumer from responsibility for prompt payment.
(b) Billing dates will be approximately twelve working days after meters are read. The due date as stamped on the bill will be approximately twenty working days from the date of billing and will be the last date for payment without incurring a penalty.
(c) Bills shall be paid at the office of the Department or at any authorized collection agency for the Municipality. The date on which payment is delivered to the office of the Department will determine the time payment is considered to be received.
(d) Where bills for water and/or sewer service are not paid on or before the due date stated on the bill, a penalty of ten percent of the amount due shall be added to the net amount due, plus a penalty for any late payment.
(e) Bills remaining unpaid following the due date stated on the bill shall be declared delinquent. The consumer will be immediately notified of such delinquency and unless the bill is paid within thirty working days of the due date stated on the original bill, a twenty four hour shut off notice may be hand delivered to the property, and service may be terminated the following day. (See Sections 1040.15 and 1040.16.)
(f) Water service will be turned on only after payment in full of all delinquent charges, including penalties and turn on charges.
(g) If the bill is not paid within sixty days of the due date stated on the bill, the delinquent bill, together with the accumulated penalty, may be certified over to the applicable County Auditor for collection at the same time as other taxes and assessments are collected.
(Ord. 9-87. Passed 3-9-87.)