§ 53.053 PAYMENT OF BILLS; NONPAYMENT OF BILLS.
   (A)   The charges for the electric service shall be payable on the first day of each month, succeeding the month during which the service was furnished or was available. If any charge is not paid by the fifteenth day of the month in which it is due, a penalty of 10% of the amount due shall be added thereto and collected therewith. The electric supply may be shut off from any premises for which the electric bill remains unpaid for a period of 25 days after the bill is rendered and mailed. When shut off, electricity shall not be turned on except upon the payment of the original electric charge, interest, if any, and the usual fee for turning on electricity, as provided in § 53.008.
   (B)   The billing company shall terminate electric service for nonpayment of electric utility service pursuant to notice and procedure provided in §§ 50.01 through 50.03.
(1986 Code, § 8.06.070) (Ord. 1218, passed 5-24-1983; Ord. 1433, passed - -1995; Ord. 22-0125-276, passed 1-25-2022; Ord. 22-0412-282, passed 4-12-2022)