Charges for water and sewer service shall be billed on the first day of every bi-monthly period starting February 1. The City Council shall read, or cause to be read, water, and electric meters on or around the fifteenth day of the month prior to the billing. Utility bills shall be mailed on the first day of each month and shall be due upon receipt and payable by the tenth day of the month. Bills paid after the tenth day of each month shall have a penalty charge added thereto in an amount set by resolution of the City Council and on file in the office of the City Clerk. Bills not paid by the twentieth day of each month shall be deemed to be delinquent. Upon being deemed to be delinquent, as herein defined, the Utilities Department may discontinue service pursuant to § 50.02. Once discontinued, service shall not be recommenced except upon payment in full of all delinquent charges and upon further payment of a reconnection fee in the amount set by resolution of the City Council. The municipality may also take any action authorized by law to effect collection of the delinquent charges.
(Prior Code, § 50.01)
Statutory reference:
Authority to set rates, see Neb. RS 17-542
Taxing authority, see Neb. RS 17-925.01