Water bills shall be due and payable monthly, as part of a joint water and sewer bill, at the First State Bank. It shall be the duty of the customers of the Water and Sewer Departments to present themselves monthly at the First State Bank to pay their bills in net cash. The Village Clerk/Utilities Superintendent shall direct the Village Clerk to charge each customer for the water consumed since the last billing together with any other charges, properly itemized, due the Water and Sewer Departments. Bills shall be mailed to each customer between the fifth and the tenth day of each month and shall be payable by the twenty-fifth day of each month. Bills paid after the first day of the next month shall have a penalty charge added thereto in the amount of 15% of the unpaid water bill. Bills not paid by the first day of the next month shall be deemed to be delinquent. Upon being deemed to be delinquent, as herein defined, the Village Clerk shall give a written notice to the customer of such delinquency and shall demand payment immediately. In the event that the bill is not paid within seven days after the sending of said notice, it shall be discretionary with the Superintendent to cut off service at any time; provided, if the delinquent customer is a known welfare recipient, it shall be the duty of the Village Clerk to notify the customer and the Department of Public Welfare by certified mail of the proposed termination. The Village Clerk/Utilities Superintendent shall assess an additional fee in an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of the Village Board in the event that water is shut off for the nonpayment of any water bill, to compensate the municipality for the additional hookup necessary to again provide water service to the delinquent customer.
(1997 Code, § 3-109) (Ord. 97-27, passed 8-12-1997)
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-542, 18-416