A. Specified; Enforcement: The city shall bill each water user for each calendar month for the water actually or constructively used and adjusted by actual meter readings. The billing for said water service may be combined with the city sewer and refuse service charges, including penalties, and one bill only rendered to the user. Payment in full for such combined billing shall be made to the city on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month covering the previous calendar month services. If any water user fails to pay his combined billing, including penalties, within thirty (30) days of the due date, the city may enforce collection in either or all of the following ways:
1. Any account having a balance due sixty (60) days or over shall be past due and considered for termination. The amount of the balance due over sixty (60) days shall be charged penalties, and a termination notice shall sent or delivered with a minimum five (5) day notice, that failure to pay in full shall result in the termination of water service to the residence.
2. Any service that is disconnected due to the failure to make payment in full shall be subject to any reconnect/deposit/redeposit fees as shall be imposed. All past due balances and fees shall be received in advance before services be reconnected.
3. The administrative assistant, city recorder or the water superintendent shall have authority to direct that all water services to the premises involved be shut off until payment of the delinquent water, sewer and refuse charges, including penalties, have been paid.
B. Collection Proceedings: The administrative assistant and assigns are hereby authorized and empowered to institute collection proceedings by all means available to the city, including suit in a court of proper jurisdiction pursuant to which judgment may be sought and obtained to collect all delinquencies and fees that may be due or become due and to seek judgement requiring the defendant to pay all costs of collection, including court costs and attorney fees.
C. Payment Prior To Service Restoration:
1. Before water service to said premises shall again be provided, all delinquent water, sewer and refuse charges, including penalties, must have been paid to the city treasurer, together with such extra charge for turning the water on and off as the city council may have established by resolution. Reconnection will only be done during regular working hours: eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to four thirty o'clock (4:30) P.M., Monday through Friday. (Ord. 89-1, 5-16-1989; amd. 2006 Code)
2. The fifty dollar ($50.00) water deposit shall be applied to applicant's account in the first quarter after two (2) years from deposit date if the applicant has not received a delinquent notice in said two (2) years. (Ord. 91-1, 1-15-1991)