(A) In the event said rates or charges for water and sewerage service, or either of them including any penalty then due are not paid within thirty (30) days after the rendition of the bill for such service, such charges and penalties shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent. A delinquency notice identifying the delinquent charges and penalty shall be sent to the customer and all owners of record. The delinquency notice shall provide that failure to pay the delinquent charges and penalty within fifteen (15) days of the date of the notice may result in a lien upon the property.
(B) Once a delinquency notice in compliance with subsection (A) of this section has been sent to all owners of record, a lien in the amount of the delinquent charges is created upon the premises served. Whenever any charges remain unpaid for fifteen (15) days after a delinquency notice has been sent, the city may file with the county recorder of deeds a notice of lien. This notice shall consist of a sworn statement setting out a description of the premises served sufficient for the identification thereof, the amount of money due and the date when such amount became delinquent. The city shall send a copy of the notice of lien to all owners of record of the premises. (Ord. 637, 8-20-2007)
(C) At the first council meeting in May, and every three (3) months thereafter, the city clerk shall report a full list of names of all water takers that have not paid their water rentals up to date. The city clerk shall publish a list of all water takers who are delinquent in the payment of their water rents by May 31 of each year, and shall also publish a list of all water takers who are delinquent by November 30 of each year. (Ord. 708, 3-21-2011)