(A) Charges for water and sewer service shall be billed jointly on a monthly basis, calculated during the last week of the month. Utility bills shall be mailed during the last week of each month and shall be due upon receipt and payable by the tenth day of each month. Bills paid after the tenth day of each month shall have a penalty charge added thereto in an amount set by fee ordinance of the governing body and on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
(B) Utility bill payments will be considered delinquent if not paid by the end of the first scheduled work day after the tenth of each month. Upon being deemed to be delinquent, as herein defined, the utility department may discontinue service pursuant to § 50.02. Once discontinued, service shall not be recommenced except upon payment in full of all delinquent charges and upon further payment of a reconnection fee in an amount set by fee ordinance of the governing body and on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
(C) The municipality may also take any action authorized by law to effect collection of the delinquent charges. If a disconnection is made, reconnection may be made during regular working hours, upon payment of the account in full, plus a reconnection charge in an amount set by fee ordinance of the governing body and on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk. Any payments made to the governing body which are returned by a bank for insufficient funds shall immediately place the account of the customer in delinquency and a returned check fee will be assessed in an amount set by fee ordinance of the governing body and on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
(D) Regarding temporary absences of residents for any reason, including but not limited to vacations, temporary closure, or wintering in a warmer climate, no utility account shall be deemed "inactive" unless water service is discontinued at the curb stop by maintenance personnel. The reconnection fee will not apply to reconnecting a temporary service by request of the resident.
(`75 Code, § 3-111) (Am. Ord. 176, passed 7-5-83; Am. Ord. 223, passed 12-3-85; Am. Ord. 378, passed 11-12-02; Am. Ord. 489, passed 5-8-07; Am. Ord. 603, passed 6-11-19; Am. Ord. 686, passed 7-23-24)
Statutory reference:
Authority to set rates, Neb. RS 17-542
Taxing authority, Neb. RS 17-925.01