(A) Water bills shall be due and payable at the office of Norris Public Power District. Meters shall be read monthly at the end of the month and Norris Public Power District shall charge and collect from each consumer for the amount of water consumed since the last examination together with any other charges, properly itemized, due the Water Department. If meters are not in use, Norris Public Power District shall charge and collect the rate set by the governing body. Bills shall be mailed on the second day of each month in which they are received. Bills paid after the fifteenth day of the month shall be deemed delinquent. Upon being deemed delinquent, as herein defined, Norris Public Power District shall send a written notice to the consumer of such delinquency and possible discontinuance of service in accordance with state statutes.
(B) In the event that the bill is not paid within ten days after the sending of said notice, the governing body shall order the Utilities Superintendent to discontinue service. Norris Public Power District shall assess an additional fee of $150 in the event that water is shut off for the nonpayment of any water bill, to compensate the municipality for the additional hook-up necessary to again provide water service to the delinquent customer. Norris Public Power District shall bill the owner of the real estate receiving water service and such owner shall be liable for the water bill pursuant to the procedure set forth above.
(Prior Code, § 3-110) (Ord. 1986-6, passed 10-1-1986; Ord. 1991-1, passed 2-6-1991; Ord. 2004-14, passed 7-7-2004; Ord. 2011-01, passed 6-16-2011)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. 17-542 and 18-416