7-5-6-4: DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS:
All charges for water and sewer service shall be due and payable twenty one (21) days after billing by the city and shall be delinquent thereafter. Interest, penalties and an administrative charge on delinquent accounts shall be established by city council resolution. The city shall endeavor to collect delinquent accounts promptly. When satisfactory arrangements for payment have not been made, the city may, after the procedural requirements of this section have been complied with, discontinue service to the delinquent customer by shutting off the water at the stop box. When water service to any premises has been discontinued, service shall not be restored except upon the payment of all delinquent bills and a fee for the cost of disconnection as established by city council resolution. Delinquent accounts may be submitted for collection of the delinquent amounts against the respective properties served. The roll shall be delivered to the city council for certification to the county auditor for collection along with taxes. Such action is discretionary and may be in lieu of or in addition to any other action to collect delinquent accounts. (Ord. 417, sec. 4, 6-4-1990)