(A) The water service charge and sewer user charge for service shall be payable monthly. The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable therefor to the city and the service is furnished by the city only upon the condition that the owner of the premise, occupant and user of the service are jointly and severally liable therefor to the city.
(B) If any water meter at any time fails to register the quantity of water running through it, the quantity shall be determined and the charge made based on the amount registered during the month preceding the date of such failure or the usage for the same month of the preceding year, whichever is greater.
(C) Bills for the water and sewer service shall be tendered as of the first day of the month succeeding the period when the service is rendered.
(D) Bills and notices will be mailed or delivered to the customer’s last address as shown by the records of the city when due, but failure to receive same will not relieve the customer from his obligation to pay the bill.
(E) All bills are due and payable on the 10th of the following month. A penalty of 10 percent of the month shall be added to all bills not paid before this date. Where such 10th day is a Sunday or a legal holiday, then the bill is payable on the next successive business day without any additional penalty. All bills become delinquent if not paid by the 15th of the same month. All accounts in arrears will be charged at a rate of 1.5% per month, on the outstanding balance, on the 15th of the month.
(F) Insufficient funds fee. All payments made by check for bills paid under this chapter and returned for insufficient funds will be charged $35 per check. This fee will be added to the customer's account and be included as due and payable subject to penalties as set forth in division (E) of this section.
(Ord. 651, passed 8-21-95; Am. Ord. 1057, passed 12-7-20) Penalty, see §
51.999