(A) Date Due: The meters will be read by the City on or about the 15th day of each month. If weather conditions or other circumstances prevent the reading of meters, each sewer bill will be estimated by the City. Bills will be mailed on or about the 1st day of each month and will be delinquent twenty (20) days after mailing. Bills will be paid to the City Collector of the City or his designated representative. (Ord. 2012-6, 11-13-2012)
(B) Penalties For Late Payment: There will be a ten percent (10%) penalty added to each bill that is unpaid twenty (20) days after mailing. Bills remaining unpaid following proper notice and termination of service shall constitute a lien upon the real estate to which the service has been rendered. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file a notice of such lien in the Office of the Recorder of Hancock County, Illinois, and the City Attorney is authorized to pursue such legal action as is necessary to collect the delinquent charges. All recording fees, expenses and reasonable attorney's fees will also be a lien upon the real estate and shall be paid prior to the service being restored. (Ord. 2012-6, 11-13-2012; amd. 2018 Code)