Water bills shall be due and payable monthly at the office of the city’s Book Keeper. The Water Commissioner shall read or cause to be read water meters monthly between the eighteenth day and the twentieth day of the month during which service is used; provided, meters will be read on the last day of the month, upon request. The Water Commissioner shall direct the city’s Book Keeper to charge and collect from each customer for the amount of water consumed since the last examination together with any other charges, properly itemized, due the Water Department. Bills shall be mailed on the last day of each month and shall be payable by the tenth of each month. Bills not paid by the tenth day of each month shall be deemed to be delinquent. Upon being deemed to be delinquent, as herein defined, the city’s Book Keeper shall give a written notice to the customer of such delinquency and shall demand payment immediately. In the event that the bill is not paid within seven days after the sending of said notice, it shall be discretionary with the Commissioner to cut off service at any time; provided, if the delinquent customer is a known welfare recipient, it shall be the duty of the city’s Book Keeper to notify the customer and the county’s Welfare Department by certified mail of the proposed termination. The Water Commissioner shall assess an additional fee set by resolution of the governing body and on file at the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer in the event that water is shut off for the non-payment of any water bill, to compensate the city for the additional hookup necessary to again provide water service to the delinquent customer.
(1976 Code, § 3-110)
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-542 and 18-416