A basic penalty of up to 10% of the rate for one month shall be added to each delinquent bill for the first month the bill is delinquent. After assessing the basic penalty, thereafter an additional penalty of 0.5% per month shall be added to all delinquent charges and basic penalties remaining unpaid, until the City Council requests the City Finance Director (or equivalent) to lien the amount of all delinquencies against the appropriate premises as set forth in § 9-5-27 of this chapter. Monies paid where any portion of an account is delinquent shall first be credited to the delinquent portion of the bill and then to the current billing.
(Ord. 583, passed 8-4-2009)