(A) Whenever rates and charges remain unpaid for 15 days after the same shall become due and payable, the property and the owner thereof, as well as the user of the services and facilities, shall be delinquent until such time as all such rates and charges are fully paid. The city shall have the right to shut off and discontinue utility service to all delinquent customers whose bills remain unpaid 15 days after the due date, and the city shall have the right not to restore service to any delinquent customer until all delinquent charges, including penalty charges, as set by the Utilities Commission, plus a disconnection and reconnection charge, as set by the Utilities Commission, from each meter have been paid in full.
(B) All bills shall be rendered at least monthly as determined by the Utilities Commission and shall be due as determined by the Utilities Commission and mailed to the address on file. The Utilities Commission shall set a penalty amount for late payment.
(C) If the customer is not the property owner but instead is renting or leasing the premises to which city utilities are provided, then the city's normal and customary late notice/cutoff notice shall be sent to the customer as well as the property owner at the address on file with the city. The property owner shall have the right and authority to cause the city to shut off and disconnect the city provided utilities service after the date of the late notice/cutoff notice without obtaining the approval of the customer. Provided, however, the failure of the city to terminate utility service as ordered by the property owner shall not relieve the property owner from liability for the accrued delinquent utility charges as provided in this code.
(Ord. passed 9-17-79; Am. Ord. passed 10-18-82; Am. Ord. 2005-2, passed 2-7-05; Am. Ord. 2006-1, passed 1-3-06)