Water bills shall be due and payable monthly in advance at the office of the Municipal Clerk. The Municipal Clerk shall charge and collect from each customer for the amount of water consumed together with any other charges, properly itemized, due the Water Department. Bills shall be due by the tenth day of the billing month and shall be payable by the twentieth day of each billing month. Bills paid after the twentieth day shall have a penalty charge added thereto in an amount set by resolution of the governing body and on file at the office of the Municipal Clerk. Bills not paid by the thirtieth day of each billing month shall be deemed to be delinquent. 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 sending of said notice, it shall be discretionary with the Superintendent to cut off service at any time; provided, 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 the water is shut off for the nonpayment of any water bill, to compensate the municipality for the additional hookup necessary to again provide water service to the delinquent customer.
(Neb. RS 17-542, 70-1605) (1991 Code, § 3-111)