(A) If any monthly bill for utility service shall remain unpaid on fifteen (15) days after the bill date, notice shall be given to the delinquent customer, either orally or in writing, that service to the premises will be discontinued unless all unpaid delinquent bills shall be paid immediately and if such payment is not made within seven (7) days after such notice, the service of all utilities by the city to the premises shall be discontinued. Utility service to the premises shall not be restored until all delinquent bills have been paid in full, together with the charge made for the service calls, if any. In the event utility service is provided to a tenant, lessee, sub-lessee or other person or entity occupying the property who is not the entity who contracted with the city for services, the city has the right to collect the delinquent charges, interest and late fees from the person or entity that actually contacted the city for the services. Payment by that person or entity shall be due within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice of the delinquent billing. If it shall appear that the delinquent occupant has moved from the premises, service may be restored to any new occupant of the premises, provided such new occupant is not delinquent in the payment of any bill for utility services furnished by the city.
(B) Before service to the premises is discontinued, the customer shall be entitled to a hearing before the Mayor or before whomever the Mayor shall appoint if a request for a hearing is made in writing and such written request is received by the Mayor prior to the disconnection of service.
('74 Code, § 27-29) (Ord. passed 3-4-74; Am. Ord. passed 10-19-81; Am. Ord. passed 8-1-83; Am. Ord. 2011-05, passed 4-18-11)