(A) Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the city and applied on subsequent bi-monthly charges.
(B) Bills for water charges shall be rendered on a bi-monthly basis succeeding the period for which the service was rendered and shall be due 25 days from the date of rendering. Any bill not paid in full 25 days after the due date will be considered delinquent. At that time, the city shall notify the delinquent owner/occupant in writing regarding the delinquent bill and subsequent penalty. The penalty shall be computed at 10% of the original bill.
(C) The owner of the premises shall be liable to pay for the service to their premises, and the service is furnished to the premises by the city only upon the condition that the owner of the premises is liable therefore to the city.
(D) For accounts on which a NSF check is received, the City Treasurer shall notify the customer immediately, by mail. Payment by cash, certified check or money order shall be required within five days of the notice. A service charge, as set forth in the fee schedule, will be charged for each NSF check returned to the city.
(E) (1) Each and every water service charge is made a lien upon the lot or premises served, and all charges which are, on November 30 of each year, past due and delinquent shall be certified to the County Auditor by December 1, for collection as an assessment on the following year's property taxes. The amount certified to the County Auditor will also include a $75 administrative fee and a 10% interest charge.
(2) As an alternative to levying a lien, the city may, at its discretion, file suit in a civil action to collect amounts as are delinquent and due against the occupant, owner or user of the real estate, and shall collect as well all attorney's fees incurred by the city in filing the civil action. Attorney's fees shall be fixed by order of the court.
(3) In addition to all penalties and costs attributable and chargeable to recording notices of the lien or filing a civil action, the owner or user of the real estate being serviced shall be liable for interest upon all unpaid balances at the rate of 10% per annum.
(Am. Ord. 2014-06, passed 11-10-2014)
Penalty, see § 10.99