The rates and charges shall be prepared and billed by the city and shall be collected in the manner provided by law and ordinance. The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the property served upon request by the owner(s) in writing, but the billing shall in no way relieve any owner from liability in the event the payment is not made as required. The owner(s) of properties served which are occupied by tenants shall have the right to examine the collection records of the city for the purpose of determining whether the rates and charges have been paid by the tenants, provided that the examination shall be made at the office in which the records are kept and during the hours that the office is open for business. Billing for sewage rates and charges shall be made monthly and the rates and charges, except as hereinbefore provided, shall be based upon the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, and the metered water usage shall be determined from the meter readings as furnished by the water utility serving the city. All sewer utility customers not also a customer of the city’s electric utility shall pay at the time of establishing service an advance deposit of: $125 for a five-eighths inch to three-fourths inch water meter; an amount equivalent to two times the actual or expected average monthly bill for sewer utility service but not less than $125 for all meters larger than three- fourths inch.
(1985 Code, § 6-8-6) (Ord. 2-1962, passed 2-26-1962; Ord. 5-1977, passed 6-14-1977; Ord. 13-1981, passed 12-8-1981; Ord. 9-1984, passed - -1984; Ord. 2009-13, passed 11-12-2009)