(A) All charges, fees and assessments shall be made monthly or bimonthly, and shall be due on the day following the date the bill is mailed.
(B) The county shall adhere to the following collection schedule for sewer connections.
(1) If any charges remain on the thirtieth day after the due date of such charges, a 10% penalty will automatically be applied to the unpaid balance. Maximum gross penalties on unpaid balances will not exceed $5,000.
(2) If a bill is unpaid 35 days after the bill was mailed, a second notice of payment shall be mailed to the customer. If the thirty-fifth day falls on a weekend or a holiday, the notice shall be sent on the next business day. This notice shall constitute the county’s intent to apply an additional late payment penalty in ten days in the amount of $1.50.
(3) If a bill is unpaid 45 days after the bill was mailed, a notice of termination shall be mailed to the customer. If the forty-fifth day falls on a weekend or a holiday, the notice shall be mailed on the next business day. This notice informs the customer that service has been ordered terminated and provides the date of termination. An additional late payment penalty of $20 is added to the unpaid balance ten days after the termination notice is mailed, if payment has not been received by that date.
(4) If a bill is unpaid 55 days after the bill was mailed, service shall be cut off by locking or removing the meter. If the fifty-fifth day occurs on a weekend or a holiday, such action will be taken on the next business day. The outstanding balance, plus all penalties, shall be paid before sewer service is restored.
(Ord. passed 9-9-08)