(A) Penalties for late payment. All bills for water consumed and not paid on or before the due date thereof, as stated in such bills, shall be subject to the collection of a late payment charge of 10% on the first $3 and 3% on the excess over $3.
(B) Disconnect/reconnect charge. ($25) If a delinquent bill is not paid within ten days after the “delinquent due date,” the water supply to said customer may be discontinued for nonpayment of a delinquent bill, a charge of $25 will be made for the disconnection and/or reconnection of water service, but such reconnection will not be made until after all delinquent bills and charges, if any, owed by the customer to the city have been paid.
(C) Non-sufficient funds check.
(1) The city shall accept personal checks as conditional payment towards sums due to the city. In the event that for some reason a check is not honored in the ordinary course of business, then the person or group issuing the check shall be subject to a return check fee of $5 plus the applicable bank charge, but in no event less than $20.
(2) In the event that a person issues a second check to the city which is not honored in the regular course of business, then the city Utility Billing Office shall not accept further personal checks from such person or group.
(3) The Billing Department is authorized to add the charges to the accounts of the customer who delivers the check to the Department.
(D) Service fees.
(1) Special turn off/on (realtor inspection: $25.
(Ord. 1986-2, passed 3-18-86; Am. Ord. 1986-20, passed 12-2-86; Am. Ord. 1999-20, passed 12-21-99; Am. Ord. 2006-22, passed 2-6-07; Am. Ord. 2008-20, passed 12-16-08; Am. Ord. 2010-13, passed 7-6- 10; Am. Ord. 2022-6, passed 5-17-22; Am. Ord. 2022-10, passed 7-5-22)