(A) All users shall be billed monthly. Billings for any particular month shall be made by the first day of each month. Payments are due within fifteen (15) days following the first day of the month with any payment received after the fifteenth day of the month being considered delinquent.
(B) A late penalty payment of ten percent (10%) of the water bill will be added to each delinquent bill. When any bill is more than twenty-three (23) days in default, water and/or sewer service to such premises shall be discontinued until such bill is paid. When any bill, including interest and penalty remains unpaid for one year after the date due, such bill shall be recorded in the land records of the county by the city and shall constitute a lien on the property. If such lien, including interest and penalty remains unpaid for a period of one year after date of recordation, such property at the location where the use was made shall be subject to public sale. Any customer desiring to pay a payment with a credit card or debit card will be assessed a $1.50 convenience fee per transaction.
(C) In addition to the foregoing, when any bill is twenty-three (23) days in default and service is disconnected as a result thereof, a connection/reconnection fee shall be applied when service is restored.
(Ord. 16-2001, passed 12-4-01; Am. Ord. 11-2007, passed 9-18-07; Am. Ord. 12-2007, passed 9-18-07; Am. Ord. 04-2014, passed 4-22-14; Am. Ord. 13-2014, passed 12-23-14)