The rates and charges for natural gas service shall be billed in the aggregate amount monthly and all bills for the services shall be due when rendered. If any bill is not paid by the sixteenth day of the month, a delinquency penalty of 10% of the amount of the bill shall attach and be payable in addition to the amount of the bill. In addition, if not paid by the twentieth day of the month, the charges shall be deemed delinquent. The city shall serve a customer written notice of his or her delinquency and of the fact the customer is entitled, upon written request, to a hearing on the question of termination of service as set forth in § 53.34 below.
(2002 Code, § 53.18) (Ord. 1999 NG-1, passed 5-20-1999; Ord. 2023-6, passed 10-10-2023)