(A) There shall be established and collected a sewer maintenance charge for all houses, apartments, hotels, motels, trailer camps and parks, manufacturing or commercial establishments or any other building of any kind in the city that maintains a system of pipes and drains located within or upon any privately-owned real estate which provides for the collection and removal of waste water therefrom, including all residential, commercial and industrial establishments directly or indirectly connected with and serviced by the sanitary sewer system and located within the city.
(B) The sewer maintenance charge will be $7 per quarter. This rate will be retroactive to January 27, 2000. Any payments collected to each account that exceeds $7 per quarter will be credited to that account.
(C) The sewer maintenance charge shall be billed as an add-on to the user’s county sanitation bill.
(D) (1) The rates and charges for sewer maintenance shall be billed to the owners or occupants of the premises and, if the occupant of any of the premises is not the owner, both the occupant and the owner shall be responsible for the payment of the sewer bills.
(2) The rates and charges shall be billed quarterly and all bills for the services shall be payable within ten days after rendition. If not paid within ten days, the charges shall be deemed delinquent. The bills for sewer services shall be collected and accounted for by county sanitation in the manner as prescribed by law.
(3) If a bill is not paid within ten days after rendition, the city shall, as authorized by KRS 96.930 through 96.943, issue to the party supplying water services to the premises a direction to discontinue water service, whether the water service bill shall have been paid or not.
(4) In the event the city shall issue such direction to the water supplier, a penalty of 10% of the amount of the sewer service bill shall accrue and be immediately due and payable; and in addition thereto, the delinquent sewer user shall become liable to the city for the amount of a reasonable fee of the water supplier for sending an employee to effect the discontinuance of water service, as provided in KRS 96.936.
(5) When the delinquent sewer user shall have paid, in full, the amount of the delinquent bill, together with the prescribed penalty and the amount of the reasonable charge of the water supplier, the sewer user may then, as far as the city is concerned, seek restoration of the discontinued water service upon such terms and conditions as the water supplier may lawfully prescribe.
(6) The attorney for the city is hereby authorized and directed to enforce and collect any charges remaining delinquent for 30 days.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 1-27-2000; Am. Ord. 2000-11, passed 11-9-2000)