(A) Charges for sewer service shall be made monthly and shall be payable sixteen days after rendition. A penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be charged on all bills if not paid within sixteen (16) days of rendition as aforesaid.
(B) The applicant for sewer service, the occupants of the premises served, and the user of the sewage system shall be jointly and severally liable to pay the sewage service charges set forth for services to said premised.
(C) (1) No City sewer shall be supplied to any premises except upon the application of the owner, the lessee, or occupant of the premises; and proof of ownership, tenancy, or occupancy may be required by the City before service is provided. No City sewer shall be supplied to any premises upon any application submitted after January 1, 1987, unless the premises shall have its street address properly posted upon the premises in a conspicuous place so that the address is in plain view and is visible from the street.
(2) No City sewer shall be supplied to any premises occupied by any person who is in default as to any water, sewer or garbage collection charges due the City regardless of whether said person is the applicant, nor shall any City water be supplied to any premises upon the application of any applicant who is in default as to any water, sewer, or garbage collection charges due the City no matter at which premises said default occurred, until such applicant has paid such back water charges, sewer charges, and garbage collection charges in full, including all charges and penalties.
(D) The City shall be under no obligation to furnish or to continue to furnish sewer to any applicant who is in default as to any water, sewer, or garbage collection charges due the City no matter at which premises said default occurred, or to any premises occupied by any person who is in default as to any water, sewer, or garbage collection charges due the City regardless of whether said person is the applicant, and the City at any time after said bill or bills become due shall have the full power and authority to enter any premises and to turn off, disconnect, discontinue or otherwise terminate sewer service; said sewer service shall not be resumed until all delinquent charges for water service, sewer service, and garbage collection service are paid in full.
(E) (1) There shall be paid by the City of Mt. Vernon from its General Revenue Fund or other revenues available to it, for the use and service of the sewerage system of the City of Mt. Vernon to the City of Mt. Vernon, user fees in the amount equal to all amounts of costs for the operation and maintenance of the sewer collection system and the wastewater treatment system for the payment of which the user fees collected from other users of the system and other income of the system shall be insufficient after the payment of all bonds and other obligations which are pledged from the revenues of the system.
(2) Rates and charges to be paid by the City of Mt. Vernon shall include all amounts required to be collected by the users of the system in order to comply with the requirements of Ordinance No 75-38.
(F) (1) The foregoing provisions are solely for the benefit of the City and shall not constitute a defense to sewer, water, or garbage collection charges for any owner or other person jointly liable for said charges.
(2) Except for disconnections effected by the City for reason of default or other reason, only the applicant in whose name service is provided or someone on his behalf may demand disconnection of service.
(Prior Code, Art. 16, § 16.7(n))