(A) The user shall be responsible for all charges for water consumption. The city may require deposits prior to providing water service or in lieu of a deposit, obtain a signed agreement from the property owner, whether the user or not, that they will be ultimately liable for the charges and that the city may use a lien as one method to secure payment if the charges are not paid. However, the city may not require, a property owner to sign such an agreement.
(B) If the property owner elects to authorize the use of a lien on real property to secure user charge payment in lieu of a security deposit, all water charges and monthly sewer service fees shall be a lien against the premises served from and after the date of billing, and entry on the ledger or other records of the city pertaining to its municipal water system, and such ledger record or other record shall be made accessible for inspection by anyone interested in ascertaining the amount of such charges against the property. Whenever a bill for water service and/or monthly sewer service fee remains unpaid 60 days after it has been rendered, the lien thereby created may be foreclosed in the manner provided for by ORS 223.610 or in any other manner provided by law or city ordinance.
(Ord. 94-2, passed 5-3-1994)