A. The city clerk shall bill each sewer user at the same time each such user is billed for domestic water consumption, and such charge shall be included on such water bill and shall show the amount due for sewer service for the preceding month. If any person neglects to pay his/her sewer charge within the time limited for the payment of water bills or shall fail or refuse to pay such sewer charge, the city shall cause the water supply to such person by the city to be turned off from the premises of such delinquency and before the water shall be again turned on, all delinquent sewage charges must be paid in full, in addition to the charges of the expense of turning the water off and on.
B. Dispute as to the amount of a bill shall not justify the user in refusing to pay the bill when due. In case of dispute, the user shall give written notice to the city clerk at the time of payment that the bill is disputed, stating the amount and reasons for the dispute. The city will forthwith investigate such complaint and afford the user a hearing before the mayor and city council, and if, following such investigation and hearing, the city shall determine that the user's objections are well founded, the city shall refund the amount of the overpayment or credit it upon the next monthly bill of the consumer.
C. All charges or fees as provided for by this section, not paid within thirty (30) days of the date when due, shall become delinquent and shall be, and the same are hereby imposed as, a lien upon and against the property or premises against which charge or fee is levied and assessed, and the city clerk shall, at the time of certifying the city taxes, certify such delinquencies, together with all penalties, to the tax collector of the county, and when so certified, the same shall be a lien upon the property and collectible as other charges. The lien herein provided for shall be an additional remedy available to the city over and above any and all other remedies herein provided for the enforcement of the fees and charges outlined in this section. (Ord. 395, 9-6-1983; amd. 1994 Code)