(a) Utility bills fifteen (15) days past due (grace period) will be assessed a ten-percent (10%) late fee on any accrued outstanding balance.
(b) At thirty (30) days past due, the customer will be sent a “water shut-off” notice, allowing the customer thirty (30) days after that to bring the balance current or make arrangements to pay the balance within six (6) months. All monthly billing shall continue with all delinquent fees being added.
(c) At ninety (90) days past due, the water service will be shut off and shut off fee applied, and the delinquent utility bill shall be collected with the authority and procedures outlined in Section 13-6-150 below. All monthly billing shall continue with all delinquent fees being added. The water shall not be turned back on until all past due charges are brought current (including turn-off and -on fees).
(d) Failure to pay for water services supplied by the town within ninety (90) days of the billing date thereof shall result in certification to the County Treasurer of the water-using property, the amount of unpaid charges and the name of the user and the name of the property owner if different from the name of the user. 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.
(e) Furthermore, if a public utility bill goes unpaid for twelve (12) consecutive months, the water connection (tap) will be considered abandoned. The water shall not be turned back on until all past due charges are brought current, a new connection (tap) fee is paid in full. (Ord. 334 §6.14, 2005; Ord. 347 §1, 2008; Ord. 448 § 1, 2023)