The rates and charges shall be billed monthly in the case of metered users, and no less frequently than quarterly in the case of special users, and the water bill and sewer bill shall be rendered at the same time and on the same bill forms, but as separate charges, and all bills for the service shall be due and payable when rendered. If not paid by the fifteenth (15th) of the month following the date rendered, the bill shall be delinquent, and a delay penalty equal to ten percent (10%) of the face amount of the bill shall become due and payable. If the delinquency date should fall on a Sunday or a legal holiday, then the face amount of the bill may be paid on the event secular a day which is not a holiday. If the entire bill is not paid by the fifth (5th) day of the month following the due date, (approximately thirty-five (35) days), then pursuant to authority of KRS 96.934, the water service connection to the premises shall be disconnected, (locked-off). If any delinquent customer shall, thereafter, desire reconnection, a charge in the sum of thirty-two dollars ($32) is fixed to cover the expense thereof; and prior to reconnection, the customer shall be required to pay the delinquent bill, the penalty, and the charge for reconnection. If the water services are reconnected by the customer, a charge of thirty-five dollars ($35) will be placed on the customer's account to cover the expense of an additional trip and to replace a broken lock. Whether or not any premises are disconnected because of a delinquency, the City Attorney or any attorney duly authorized to act for and by the city, is authorized and directed to enforce and collect the amount of any bills remaining delinquent for thirty (30) days after the penalty is added (including the penalty, six percent (6%) interest from the date the penalty is added, and court costs) by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. passed 6-7-78; Am. Ord. 03:2003, passed 2-10-03)