(a) All payments for water and/or sewer service must be received in the office of the Carmel Utilities Department within 18 days from the billing date stated on the bill. Customers who are habitually late with their payments, more than three times in any calendar year, may be required to make a $100 deposit, to be applied for all or part payment of a bill not paid by said customer, or have their water and/or sewer service discontinued. If the total amount of the deposit is not used, the remainder of the deposit will be refunded to the customer after their service has been discontinued.
(Ord. D-837, § 1(a), 9-21-92; Ord. D-1473-00, 8-21-00)
(b) Failure of a user to make timely payment shall subject the user to a late charge of 10% on the first $3 and 3% on all amounts over $3.
(c) Submission of any delinquent account to any attorney for collection shall entitle the City to recover reasonable attorney's fees, expenses incurred by the City in the collection process, and court costs, if any.
(d) Delinquent accounts may be collected through Carmel City Court and the complaint filed by an attorney or a City appointed employee as allowed by statute.
(Ord. D-837, § 1(d), 9-21-92)
(`91 Code, § 9-59)