The City does hereby adopt the Revenue Bond Act, being Public Act No. 94 of 1933 (MCL 141.101 et seq.). Charges for services, as defined in said Act, furnished to a premises shall be a lien on the premises, and those charges delinquent for six months or more shall be certified by the City Council on or before April 1 each year to the City tax assessing officer who shall enter the lien on the next tax roll against the premises to which the service shall have been rendered, and the charges shall be collected and the lien shall be enforced in the same manner as provided for the collection of taxes assessed upon the roll and the enforcement for the lien for the taxes. However, that the charges shall not become a lien against the premises from and after the date of written notice to the City that a tenant is responsible for the charges in accordance with Section 21 of said Act (MCL 141.121), except that, in the event of filing of the notice, no further service shall be rendered to such premises until a cash deposit, as established by the City shall have been paid to the City as security for the payment of such charges. The cash deposit shall be in an amount of the projected billing for not less than a one-month period and not more than a three-month period, said determination of deposit to be solely at the discretion of the City. In the event that more than one residential unit or apartment unit will be served from one meter, the applicant will deposit the applicable amount, as provided by the City for each residence or apartment unit to be served through one meter. In addition to other remedies provided, the City shall have the right to shut off and discontinue the supply of electricity to any premises for the nonpayment of electric charges when due. In the event electric charges for services furnished to any premises are not paid on or before the shutoff date indicated on the regular utility billing statement, electric service shall be shut off and discontinued and shall not be restored until all such charges and fees have been paid.
(Ord. 2016-02. Passed 3-22-16.)