(A) The City Clerk-Treasurer shall be charged with the duty of mailing a statement on or before the tenth day of each month to each person charged with refuse collection, removal, or disposal during the preceding month, but failure to mail any statement for monthly charges shall not be grounds for avoiding payment. The statement shall be mailed with the regular monthly water bill and collected with that bill.
(B) If the fee, rate, or charge for any monthly service charge is not paid within 15 days after it is due, the amount thereof shall then be delinquent. In those cases, a notice may be served by the city upon the delinquent occupant, owner, or person in charge of custody of the premises, to the effect that, unless the garbage fees are paid within five days after presentation of the notice, the city will bring proceedings in district court charging a violation of this section. Further, the notice shall state that garbage collection service shall be discontinued and shall not be restored until the delinquent account is paid, together with the expenses, if any, incurred by the city within a five-day period after the notice is served.
(C) The Clerk-Treasurer shall be collector of the charges imposed under the provisions of this chapter and shall keep proper records showing all collections made and received. All accounts shall be properly audited annually by a competent independent certified public accountant, and the report thereof shall be open for inspection at all times to any taxpayer or citizen of the city, or any person receiving the service under the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1, passed 6-9-1970; Res. passed 1-14-1975; Ord. passed 11-12-1985)