(a) The bill for any service rendered for water, sanitation, stormwater and sewer service shall be paid by the 15th of each month following the filling thereof, and if not paid within that time, a penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be added thereto. If the delinquent bill is not paid within fourteen days from the day it was due, together with the penalty thereon, the Finance Director shall cause written notice of intent to discontinue service to be sent by regular mail to the property owner and tenant of the property owner. The notice shall give the property owner seven days from the mailing date of the notice to pay the delinquent bill in full. If the delinquent bill is not paid in full, the Service Director shall cause the service to be discontinued; and it shall be resumed only on payment by the property owner of the full amount of the account, plus an additional fee pursuant to the then current Revenue Ordinance. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee may authorize a payment schedule for extraordinary circumstances.
(b) In the event that the property owner does not pay the full amount of the account by the end of regular business hours and the service has been discontinued but water service is deemed necessary for medical or other reasons, the Service Director or Service Director’s designee may resume service after regular business hours, and an After Hours Reconnection Fee pursuant to the then current Revenue Ordinance shall be added to the account balance.
(c) With respect to property purchased or transferred at a Sheriff’s sale as a result of any legal proceedings or transferred via a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the delinquent balance shall continue to affect the property, and water service will remain disconnected if such disconnection has occurred, until the delinquent balance is paid regardless of a change in ownership or possession of the premises. With respect to property purchased or transferred in any other manner, the water service will be resumed after the transferee provides evidence of such transfer to the Service Director if the water service has been disconnected and the transferor shall remain personally liable for any amounts due and owing during the period of the transferor’s ownership.
(Ord. 2017-113. Passed 12-12-17.)