Charges for all municipal utilities shall be made in utility statements forwarded to the customer at intervals as the Council may determine. Utility charges shall be delinquent if not paid on or before the due date set forth on the utility statement. The city, through the city’s Clerk-Treasurer or whoever prepares the city utility statements, may terminate or suspend any utility service to any customer whose utility charge has become delinquent provided the notice requirements of § 50.21(B), (C) or (D) of this chapter have been followed. In such event, utility service shall not be restored until a service renewal charge in the amount determined by the city has been paid in addition to any amount owed for service. If payment of the amounts are not made within ten days after the termination or suspension, the City Council may initiate a legal action. The action may be against either the owner or occupant of the premises served, or both, or the unpaid charges may be certified to the county with the taxes against the property served and collected as other assessments.
(2001 Code, § 3.04)