(a) Bills for water service are, unless otherwise requested, mailed to the premises where services were received. It is the responsibility of the owner or owners of the premises to pay or arrange for payment of bills. If for example a renter leaves the city, leaving behind an unpaid water bill, it is the responsibility of the property owner to pay the bill in its entirety.
(b) Should the bill for any service remain unpaid for a period of 30 days, the Public Utilities Director is authorized to cut off the services. When an account becomes delinquent and services are discontinued, services shall only be resumed upon payment of the entire bill and a fee as established and set forth in the fee schedule in Part One - Title Eleven, Chapter 205 of these codified ordinances. The amount of the fee shall be as set by ordinance from time to time. A customer’s record shall show no prior offenses after 12 consecutive months without incidence of nonpayment shut-offs. There is no charge for turning the water off.
(c) Within 90 days, the Finance Director is authorized and directed to certify the delinquent bill to the County Auditor for collection as and at the same time that other taxes and assessments are collected. (Ord. 90-61, passed 5-14-1990)
(d) A charge will be added to any bill in case any check is returned from the bank on which it is drawn as uncollectible for any reason. The charge shall be as established and set forth in the fee schedule in Part One - Title Eleven, Chapter 205 of these codified ordinances. The amount of the charge shall be as set by ordinance from time to time.
(Ord. 99-58, passed 4-12-1999)
(e) When the meter reader is unable to get a reading from an inside meter after three consecutive months, or after an existing remote recorder is suspected of malfunctioning for three consecutive months, the Public Utilities Director is authorized to cut off the service provided the owner or owners are given at least seven calendar days prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and, if returned by ordinary mail to the subject property thereof. Service shall not be resumed until the city has gained access to the premises and a remote meter with recorder has been installed on the existing malfunctioning remote recorder corrected.
(Ord. 90-61, passed 5-14-1990)
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see § 205.01