Charges for sewer service shall be due and payable on or before the fifteenth of the month, a late fee will be charged after the fifteenth. The bill shall be considered delinquent after ten days past the due date.
(A) Collection by shutting off water service.
(1) Where the property having a delinquent sewer account is served by the Water Utility, the utility may, after mailing a written notice at least ten days in advance to the water customer and to the property owner, shut off water service to the property.
(2) The water service shall not be turned back on until delinquent service charges and the costs of turning water service off and back on have been paid.
(B) Collection through tax duplicate.
(1) As provided by the state law, delinquent sewer service charges may be made a lien against the property served through certification to the Auditor and to the Recorder of Grant County.
(2) Such case, the delinquent service charges, together with a mandatory penalty of 10%, shall be placed on the tax duplicate and be collected in the same manner as regular taxes and assessments are collected.
(C) Collection discontinue service. If the customer’s bill remains unpaid for a period of 60 days after the date of the final bill or the date of the discontinuance of service, the amount of such bill will be deducted from the deposit, and the balance, if any, will be remitted to the depositor.
(D) Collection through court actions. In addition to the foregoing remedies, the utility shall have the right to bring a civil action to recover any delinquent charges together with penalty of the per cent and a reasonable attorney’s fee.
(Ord. 2-2002, passed 4-23-2002)