(A) The governing body has the power and authority to fix the rates to be paid by electrical consumers for the use of electricity. All rates shall be filed for public inspection at the office of the Municipal Clerk. The Utility Superintendent shall bill the consumers and collect all money received by the municipality on the account of the municipal electrical system. He or she shall faithfully account for and pay over the same to the Municipal Treasurer all revenue collected by him or her, taking his or her receipt therefor in duplicate, filing one with the Municipal Clerk and keeping the other on file in his or her official records.
(B) All bills are due and payable on the first day of the month following the meter reading and are delinquent after the close of business on the twentieth day of the month. Upon receiving the monthly billing statement, a customer of the municipal utility system shall have 30 days to dispute any charge contained upon said billing statement. Failure to dispute any such charge contained on a billing statement within 30 days of receipt thereof, shall be considered, conclusively, that such charges are accurate.
(C) In the event any consumer of the municipal utility system disputes a charge or charges contained in a monthly billing statement, within 30 days of receipt thereof, such dispute shall be governed by the provisions of § 3-1011.
(Ord. 777, passed 4-1-2008)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-902 and 19-1404