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No person, except an authorized representative of the city or a licensed plumber under the supervision of the Chief Building and Code Inspector, will be permitted, under any circumstances, to tap the water mains or distributing pipes or install corporation stops or appurtenances thereon. All taps must be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of the day and all pipes must in all cases be tapped between the ten o’clock or two o’clock position and not in any case nearer than 36 inches of either end of the pipe, nor nearer than 48 inches to any other tap.
(Prior Code, § 52.107) (Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999
No person shall dig up or uncover so as to expose to the frost, any water pipe of the city, except under the direction of the Director of Public Works, City Engineer or Chief Building and Code Inspector.
(Prior Code, § 52.108) (Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999
RATES; CHARGES; FEES
(A) The consumers of water furnished by the city shall pay to the city those rates per 1,000 gallons or portion thereof as set by resolution.
(B) The consumers of water furnished by the city shall pay a monthly service charge as set by resolution in addition to the water rates as mentioned in division (A) above.
(Prior Code, § 52.120) (Ord. 98-19, passed 6-1-1998; Ord. 00-01, passed 1-3-2000; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003)
(A) (1) All charges for water furnished by the city shall become due when billed and delinquent on the twenty-first day of each month. Statements for water furnished by the city shall be delivered to the consumer or owner of the premises by leaving at the premises or by mailing to the owners of the premises or the consumers.
(2) Such statement shall designate the reading of the meter, and the previous reading thereof, from which shall be computed the number of gallons consumed and the amount due and shall also contain a statement of the amount due for sewer charges against the premises.
(B) A penalty of 10% of the amount due shall be added to each delinquient account, after the twentieth day month, such penalty is not collected. Failure to receive a statement of the amount due shall not excuse the owner of the premises or the consumer from the liability to pay for all water used or sewer charges or for the penalty for failure to pay before the same becomes delinquent. It shall be the duty of the Public Works Department to be open each business day for the purpose of receiving payment of water and sewer accounts.
(C) It shall also be the duty of the Public Works Department to keep an accurate record of all monies received, entering the same to the credit of the proper department for which it is received. All monies so received shall be deposited with the Finance Director, who shall report to the City Council each month the monies received during the preceding month.
(Prior Code, § 52.121) (Ord. 89-4, passed 3-6-1989; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003)
(A) All water used by consumers shall be charged to and collected from the owners or occupants of the premises and same shall be a lien on the premises and the real estate where used and may be collected by the city at any time after same becomes due by civil action in the courts and it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works to report the names of all persons delinquent in the payment of their water charges, showing the amount due from each delinquent person, together with a description of the property upon or for which the water has been used or supplied; and, thereupon, the City Council shall, by resolution, direct the City Clerk to file with the County Clerk a certified copy of the report and resolution directing that the amounts assessed against the different premises as shown by the report be placed upon the assessment roll and tax list of the county for collection as other taxes.
(B) Whenever charges for water service shall be delinquent, the Director of Public Works may shut off the water and discontinue the service.
(Prior Code, § 52.122) (Ord. 3060, passed 10-7-1985; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003)
All water consumers shall be liable for the minimum rate provided herein unless the consumer shall, by written order, direct the Director of Public Works to shut off the water at the stop box, in which case the consumer shall not be liable thereafter for water rate until the water is turned on again.
(Prior Code, § 52.123) (Ord. 3060, passed 10-7-1985; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003)
Any person or consumer of water who, with permission of the city, fills tanks with water shall pay to the city the sum as set by resolution for the first 1,000 gallons per tank load and an additional sum as set by resolution for every 1,000 gallons, or portions thereof over 1,000 gallons.
(Prior Code, § 52.124) (Ord. 3096, passed 5-5-1986; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003)
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