Sewer rental bills shall be due and payable monthly at the office of the Municipal Clerk. It shall be the duty of the customers of the Sewer Department to present themselves monthly at the office of the Municipal Clerk to pay their bills in net cash. The Utilities Superintendent shall direct the Municipal Clerk to charge and collect from each customer the sewer rental bill which shall include all other charges, properly itemized, due the Sewer Department. All bills are due and payable on the first day of the month and are delinquent after the close of business on the twentieth day of the month. Upon being deemed to be delinquent, as herein defined, the Municipal Clerk 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 Superintendent to cut off service at any time; provided, that if the delinquent customer is a known welfare recipient, it shall be the duty of the Municipal Clerk to notify the customer and the County Welfare Department by certified mail of the proposed termination. The Utilities Superintendent shall assess an additional fee set by resolution of the governing body and on file at the office of the Municipal Clerk in the event that sewer service is shut off for the nonpayment of any sewer rental bill to compensate the municipality for the additional hook-up necessary to again provide sewer service to the delinquent customer.
(Ord. 622, passed 11-1-2005; Ord. 808, passed 10-4-2011)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-925.01