(A) Accounts. All accounts shall be carried in the name of the owner who personally, or by his or her authorized agent, applied for such service. The owner shall be liable for water and sewer services supplied to the property, whether he or she is occupying the property or not, and any unpaid charges shall be a lien upon the property.
(B) Charges due. The Chief Financial Officer shall compute the amount due the city for service charges and render a statement thereof monthly to the owner of any premises served or to both. All amounts due hereunder shall be payable to the office of the Finance Department.
(C) Payment required. Payment of user charges must be made when a connection is established, temporary or permanent, vacancy notwithstanding
(D) Enforcement of charges. Each charge levied by and pursuant to this section is hereby made a lien upon the corresponding lot, land, or premises served by a connection to the sewer system of the city. All the charges which are more than 60 days past due, and having been properly billed to the occupant of the premises served, shall be certified by the City Clerk to the County Auditor by November 30 of each year. The City Clerk shall specify the amount thereof, the description of the premises served, the name of the owner thereof which shall be certified by the Auditor on the tax rolls against the premises in the same manner as other taxes.
(E) Right of action. Any charges levied by and pursuant to § 50.36, and which have not been properly billed to the owner of any premises served, and not paid, may be recovered in a civil action by the city in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(F) Application of funds. The funds received from the collection of charges authorized by this section shall be deposited as collected in a fund known as the Water Fund and Sewer Fund and shall be disbursed:
(1) To meet the costs of operation and maintaining the water and sewage disposal pumping stations, treatment plant, and collection system; and
(2) To meet the costs of repair and replacement of the water and sewage disposal facilities.
(Prior Code, § 7-3-3) (Ord. 214, passed 10-28-1991; Ord. 785, passed 9-26-2022)