917.05 CHARGES A LIEN; SERVICE DISCONNECTION.

   (a)    Any unpaid final water utility bill will be certified to the property through the Medina County Auditor’s office who shall place the sum on the tax duplicate with interest and penalties allowed by law and be collected as other municipal taxes are collected. Annually, the Director of Finance shall qualify the previous calendar year’s delinquent accounts to be submitted to the County Auditor prior to the end of the following calendar year as per the County Auditor’s timetable. The City shall have the right in the event of nonpayment as aforesaid to discontinue water service to the premises until the unpaid water charges have been fully paid.

   (b)    If the holder of the delinquent account has more than one account with the City of Medina, the delinquent accounts may be consolidated and the full amount owed billed to the current account. (Ord. 149-23. Passed 9-25-23.)

917.06 LATE PAYMENT PENALTY.

   (a)   A ten percent (10%) penalty shall be added to the outstanding balance of any utility bill not paid on time. The penalty shall be assessed to the outstanding balance of any account not paid by month-end due date. Month-end due date shall be determined by the Director of Finance. (Ord. 56-96. Passed 3-25-96.)

   (b)   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former subsection (b) enacted by Ordinance 133-20, was repealed by Ordinance 221-20, passed December 14, 2020.)

917.07 MINIMUM WATER LINE SIZES.

   The minimum size of an ordinary street water line within the City in the various zones within the City shall be as follows:

   Residential and commercial zones - 8 inches in diameter

   Industrial zones - 12 inches in diameter

   The cost of the above minimum sizes of an ordinary street water line shall be the basis of assessment against benefited properties. (Ord. 27-66. Passed 3-14-66.)

917.08 METER READING; CHARGES IN CASE OF FIRE.

   All meters will be read on a schedule to be established by the Director of Public Service and which schedule may be amended from time to time. No charge will be made for any measured water flow resulting from the use of water for fire fighting or fire inspection purposes, when such fire has been reported to the City Fire Department or when a request in advance has been made to the Water Department to test or inspect the lines and equipment. When a reported fire necessitates the use of an undetermined quantity of water for fire fighting, the charge to be made for normal usage will be the average of the monthly charges for the two months immediately preceding the month in which the fire occurred.

(Ord. 89-66. Passed 8-7-67.)

917.081 METER READ DISCREPANCIES.

   For meters repaired or replaced after March 1, 2005, meter read discrepancies will be waived fifty percent (50%). Where a hardship exists, the Finance Director has the discretion to determine a payment plan. (Ord. 31-05. Passed 2-14-05.)