(A) All water and/or sewer bills will be due and payable on or before the fifteenth day of each month and payable by the twentieth of the month. Payments made by mail must be postmarked before the twentieth of the month.
(B) If any bill is not paid by 5:00 p.m. on the twentieth day of the month, or in the event that the twentieth day should fall on a weekend or town holiday by 5:00 p.m. on the next working day, the town shall declare the bill delinquent and shall:
(1) Charge a delinquent service fee as established by the town’s fee schedule, as may be amended from time to time. The delinquent service fee will be added to unpaid accounts.
(2) Five days from the late fee date, all accounts still unpaid will be disconnected and a disconnect penalty will be applied to the delinquent bill. The disconnect fee is established by the town’s fee schedule and may be amended from time to time. When water service is discontinued for delinquency, it shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly authorized agent or employee of the town to do any act that results in the resumption of service.
(3) A reconnect fee will be added to unpaid accounts to restore service. The reconnect fee is established by the town’s fee schedule and may be amended from time to time. All charges must be paid in full in order to have service restored.
(1991 Code, § 51.54) (Ord. passed 10-2-1951; Ord. passed 2-3-1970; Ord. passed 4-13-1982; Ord. passed 7-8-1986; Ord. passed 7-11-2006)