(A) When a utility payment is received by the city from a customer and that payment is less than the amount billed, the customer’s payments shall be applied as follows.
(1) The payment shall be applied to payment on the trash account until that account is fully paid.
(2) Second, any funds remaining in the customer’s payment, after the water payments have been applied, shall next be applied towards the water billing until that account is paid in full.
(3) Third, any funds remaining in the customer’s payment, after the trash and water payments have been applied, shall be applied toward the customer’s wastewater billing.
(4) Fourth, any funds remaining in the customer’s account, after the trash, water, and wastewater payments have been applied, shall be applied toward the customer’s stormwater account.
(B) The application of payments shall continue in all cases, except the case where the customer has entered into a payment agreement. In the case of a payment agreement, each payment is first applied to the most recent month’s billing. Funds remaining after the most recent month’s billing is paid shall be applied as described in division (A) above or per the specific terms of the payment or promissory agreement.
(Ord. 1-2022, passed 3-8-2022)