(a) Owner responsible for payments. Water service may be requested by the record owner of the property to be served. As a condition of service, the City may require evidence of the record owner's title to the property. The owner or owners of any building or premises connected with the City water or wastewater facilities shall be held and deemed liable for the payment of all utility user charges levied against such building or premises. The record owner of the property, as landlord, may request that a tenant in the possession of the premises be the named the user to be charged. Such request must be in writing on a form to be provided by the City. Such form shall include a signed statement that the record owner understands that payment of utility charges by a tenant or other party does not relieve the owner of his or her liability for water, sewer and storm drainage user charges and that unpaid utility user charges may be levied against the property. Upon receipt of a landlord request for tenant service, the City will confirm with the named tenant that the tenant agrees to pay any and user charges. Only properties with an individual water connection will be considered for this privilege.
(b) Utility bills fifteen (15) days past due will be assessed a ten percent (10%) late fee on any accrued outstanding balance.
(c) Failure to pay for water and sewer services supplied by the City by November 1, will receive a notice of delinquency and if the utility bill is not paid in full, or arrangements have not been made to pay the utility bill, the utility bill, including all penalties and processing fees will be certified to the County Treasurer as a lien, on December 1. Such certified charges are to be collected and paid over by the County Treasurer, in the same manner as taxes are authorized pursuant to state law (Ord. 334 § 6.14, 2005; Ord. 347 §1, 2008; Ord. 448 § 1, 2023; Ord. 452 § 1, 2024)