CHAPTER 50: GENERAL REGULATIONS
Section
   50.01   Charges for municipal utilities
   50.02   Discontinuance of water service for failure to timely pay water and sewer charges
   50.03   Inspections required prior to change of water or sewer service
   50.04   Extension of city water and sewer service
§ 50.01 CHARGES FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES.
   (A)   Rates to be set by City Council. Water, sewer and garbage rates shall be set by the City Council by ordinance amending this or extending this title.
   (B)   Charges to be collected by City Clerk/Treasurer. Charges for water, sewer and garbage services shall be collected by the City Clerk/Treasurer.
(1997 Code, § 610.0) (Ord. passed 4-9-1984)
§ 50.02 DISCONTINUANCE OF WATER SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY PAY WATER AND SEWER CHARGES.
   (A)   Each customer of the city water and sewer system shall timely pay the charges established by the city for water and sewer use.
   (B)   The city shall send a bill for water and sewer charges to each customer by United States mail to the address appearing on the city's records for that customer. The bill shall set forth the date on which payment is due.
   (C)   In the event that a customer does not pay the bill by the designated due date, then the city shall send by United States mail to the address appearing on the city's records for that customer a reminder notice that the bill remains due. The reminder notice shall further state that, in the event that payment is not received by the city within a specified number of working days (that is, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays), then water service for that customer will be terminated. The number of days within which payment must be received by the city in order to avoid termination of service shall not be less than 5 working days (that is, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays). In the event payment is not received by the city within the designated number of working days, then water service to the customer shall be terminated.
   (D)   Any water service that has been terminated pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be resumed until the customer has paid all charges due plus any reconnect fee required by the city code of ordinances.
   (E)   Water service shall not be reconnected after normal business hours except in emergency situations. In the event payment is received by the city too late on a working day in order for the city to reconnect service during regular business hours, or payment is received in the city's night deposit box after regular business hours, then water service will be restored as early as possible on the following working day (that is, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays), during regular business hours.
   (F)   In emergency situations, upon payment of a $25 service charge in addition to the amount due plus any reconnection fee, the city will endeavor to have water service resumed as soon as possible, depending on the availability of a city employee to perform the service.
   (G)   In the event that a customer has had a check returned for insufficient funds within 3 years, the customer must make any payment for water or sewer service, reconnect fee or emergency fee by cash, money order or certified check.
(Ord. 2002-014, passed 8-19-2002)
§ 50.03 INSPECTIONS REQUIRED PRIOR TO CHANGE OF WATER OR SEWER SERVICE.
   (A)   Prior to any change in service by the city water or sewer system of any residential or business customer, the city shall inspect the service to determine whether all connections to the city sewer system are in accordance with city ordinances. No change in service shall be permitted without this inspection.
   (B)   In the event an inspection discloses a connection to the city sewer system that is not permitted by the city ordinances, the City Administrator shall send the owner of the property a written notice that this connection exists and that water and sewer services to the premises will be discontinued 30 days after the date of the notice unless the sewer connection is brought into compliance with the city ordinances regarding the connections.
   (C)   In the event the owner of the property fails to bring the connection to the city sewer system into compliance with the applicable city ordinances within 30 days after the date of the written notice to the property owner, all water and sewer services to the premises shall be discontinued until the connection to the city sewer system is brought into compliance with the city ordinances regarding these connections.
   (D)   The employees of the city shall have such access to all property served by the city water and sewer system, and all improvements located thereon, as may be necessary to conduct the inspections described in this section. The inspections shall be at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice to the owner of the property or the tenant thereof.
   (E)   Any person aggrieved by any action of the city under this section may appeal the action to the City Council.
(Ord. 98-001, passed 2-2-1998)
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