(a) All water, gas, trash and sewer bills shall be due and payable on the first day of each month for water and gas received to the last meter reading date from the meter reading date prior thereto, which date shall be on or about the twentieth day of each and every month, and for sewer and trash charges corresponding to the gas and water meter reading dates. There shall be no minimum charge or billing issued for service on gas, water, sewer or sanitation which is less than ten days unless there is actual gas and water usage, in which case minimum sewer charges will also apply.
(b) If payment for all such bills is not made by the close of regular business hours of the office of the City Clerk on the tenth day of the month, a 5% penalty shall be added to the bill. If the tenth of the month should fall on a Saturday, Sunday or any legal holiday, the applicable penalty shall not be added until the close of regular business hours of the office of the City Clerk on the next working day following the due date.
(c) Payments by mail, properly stamped and addressed, will be considered as made upon the date and hour of the postmark, and payments deposited after office hours and prior to the opening hour of the office of the City Clerk on the next normal working day in the drop slot installed at the office of the City Clerk, will be considered as made prior to the closing hour of the office on the next normal working day preceding that hour.
(Prior Code, § 15-103) (Ord. 1118, passed 1-10-1983; Ord. 1162, passed 2-10-1986; Ord. 1301, passed 11-12-1996; Ord. 1405, passed 6-11-2007)