(A) Generally. The Water and Sewer Department of the city will implement the following billing procedures.
(B) Specifically.
(1) Meter readings; records.
(a) The geographic distribution area for water and sewer customers of the system will be divided into eight routes, using city streets as route boundaries.
(b) A route ledger will be maintained for each route, bearing the appropriate number (one through eight) to correspond with the route for which the ledger is maintained. A subsidiary ledger meter card for each service location, designed to cover a two-year period, shall also be maintained, and the subsidiary ledger meter cards shall be arranged and filed in the order of the reading of meters in the respective route. Provision shall be made on the cards for the recording of service on a fiscal year basis, ending on June 30 of each year, to coincide with the city's fiscal year. When a meter is read, the reading for the current month shall be recorded, and furnished to the accounting clerk, who shall subtract the previous month's reading from the current month's reading to compute the water usage for billing purposes.
(2) Collection policy. If a bill is not paid within 15 days following the end of the billing cycle applicable to the bill, the bill shall be considered delinquent, and there shall be imposed a penalty on each bill not so paid, in an amount equal to 10% of the charges (other than sales tax) shown on the face amount of the delinquent bill. If the bill is not paid within 30 days following the end of the applicable billing cycle, the water service of the customer will be disconnected as set forth in §§ 50.100 through 50.103.
(Ord. 3-14-78-1, passed 3-14-1978; Ord. 2010-8, passed 3-9-2010)