(A) Generally.
(1) Commencement of charges. Charges for service commence when the service is installed and connection made, whether used or not.
(2) Payment due dates. All charges for sewer services are payable within 25 days following the date of billing. Each bill unpaid 26 days following the date of billing shall be subject to late charges.
(3) Due dates on non-business days. In case any prescribed payment date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the effective date of payment, as set forth above, shall be deemed to be the first business day following such Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
(4) Failure to receive. Failure to receive bills or notices which have been properly placed in the United States Mail shall not prevent such bills from becoming delinquent nor relieve the customer of his or her obligations therein.
(5) Returned check fee. Any user presenting a check for payment which is subsequently not honored by the user's bank shall be charged a returned check fee. This fee shall be established by resolution by the Town Council.
(`87 Code, § 17-2-5(A)-(E)) (Ord. 94-06, passed 3-7-94)
(B) Late payment penalty. There is hereby imposed and added to each billing which is not paid on a timely basis, as provided in division (A), a late payment penalty. In the event a payment plan has been agreed upon by the Town Manager or his or her designee for the payment of any delinquent amount, the late fee herein provided for shall not apply unless the customer fails to comply with the payment agreement. The amount of the late payment penalty shall be established by the Town Council by resolution.
(`87 Code, § 17-2-4) (Ord. 94-06, passed 3-7-94)