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(A) The City Council may provide a system of water meter reading by any method deemed suitable to the purpose. Water bills shall be payable monthly by the date due specified on the bill. Rates for water used for each month are calculated by using the meter supplying each service.
(B) The city reserves the right to discontinue service to any customer of the water and sanitary sewer system without notice when necessary for repairs, additional connection or reconnection, or for nonpayment of charges of bills, or for disregard of any rules or regulations in connection with the use or operation of the system. Whenever any service has been discontinued for nonpayment of charges or bills or for disregard of any other purpose, it shall not be resumed except upon payment of the charges or bills accrued together with interest thereon as allowed by state statutes, or compliance with the rules and regulations previously violated and payment to the city of a restoration fee established in the city’s fee schedule.
(C) All delinquent accounts that are 60 days or more past due shall be submitted to the City Clerk who shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing for assessment of the delinquent amounts against the properties involved. The assessment roll shall be delivered to the City Council for adoption before October 30 of each year. Upon adoption, the Clerk shall certify the assessment roll to the County Auditor for collection along with taxes.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-5) (Ord. 458, passed 10-23-2006; Ord. 689, passed 12-11-2017)
The City Council shall have the authority to prescribe by ordinance the rates to be charged for water and sewer service to the customer from time to time and may prescribe the date of billing, a discount for payment, and/or penalty for failure to pay within the period and such further rules and regulations relative to the use and operation of the system as it may deem necessary from time to time through the fee schedule ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-6) (Ord. 458, passed 10-23-2006)
If a meter fails to register or accurately measure the water, the charge for water consumed shall be paid for at the established rate based upon past average billings as determined by the city. Whenever a consumer believes that a meter is inaccurate the customer can request a new meter be installed. Such request shall be accompanied by a payment equal to the cost of a new meter as listed in the fee schedule ordinance. If any such meter is found to be inaccurate the customer shall be refunded the new meter charge. If the meter shall be found to be accurate in its recordings or calculations the new meter cost shall not be refunded.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-7)
Any owner, occupant, or user of a premises who shall discover a leak in a service line to the premises shall notify the city within 24 hours. Any water wasted due to a failure of a person to comply with this regulation shall be estimated by the city and be charged for against the owner at the premises at the established rate.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-8)
Each new building or part thereof constructed in the city which is required by code to have sewer and water shall have its own individual sewer and water connections to the city mains. Any shared existing services for adjacent units of separate ownership which fail and require replacement or substantial repairs shall at that time be separated. Connections shall be made in accordance with standards and specifications approved by City Council.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-9) (Ord. 139, passed 7-23-1984)
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