(A) Whenever charges for sewer services or any additional charges provided in this chapter are not paid within 30 days after rendition of the bill therefor, the City Clerk, is authorized and directed to issue written notification that such delinquency exists and that service shall be discontinued without further notice is mailed or, in the event of personal service, delivered. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Works to secure copies of all delinquent user or users at the end of the fifth day if the delinquent amounts are not paid. Disconnection shall be either by disconnecting the sewer lateral at a convenient location near the point where such service connects to the city’s sewer main or by disconnecting the water supply to the premises; whichever is deemed by the Superintendent to be most economical and expedient. All notifications required in this section shall be in writing and shall be served on the person who applied for water service at the location, then to the last known occupant of the premises or said notification may be served on the person paying real estate taxes on the property in question in the last preceding year in which real estate taxes were paid.
(B) Such notices may be served in the following manner:
(1) By personal service;
(2) With respect to the applicant for water service or the occupant of the premises, in the event water service is not supplied by the city, by regular mail addressed to such applicant or occupant at the address last known to the City Clerk; or
(3) With respect to the person paying real estate taxes in the last preceding year, by regular mail at the address at which the bill for such taxes was mailed.
(C) Sewer service, which has been disconnected for non-payment (either by disconnecting the sewer lateral or disconnecting the water supply to the premises), shall not be restored until:
(1) All delinquent charges for water service and/or wastewater service are paid in full;
(2) The cost to the city of disconnecting the sewer service (in the event of disconnecting the sewer lateral) or the appropriate reconnection fee as set forth in this city code (in the event disconnection is by disconnecting the water supply of the premises) is reimbursed to the city;
(3) A sewer connection permit is duly issued by the city to a duly licensed contractor of the city in the manner prescribed in this chapter; and
(4) Payment in the amount of $20 per month for each month that service is disconnected is made, in full, to the city. In the event disconnection is effectuated by disconnecting the sewer lateral, service shall be restored by the owner, occupant or other interested person at the sole cost and expense of such person.
(Prior Code, § 18-16-6) (Ord. 2018-10, passed 11-14-2018)