Charges for water and sewer service shall be billed jointly on a monthly basis. The customer shall read, or cause to be read, water and electric meters on or around the 20th day of each 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 resolution of the governing body and on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk. 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 the amount set by resolution of the governing body. 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 of $80. 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 $20 charge will be assessed to the customer for the returned item.
(Neb. RS 17-542, 17-925.01)
(`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)
Statutory reference:
Authority to set rates, Neb. RS 17-542
Taxing authority, Neb. RS 17-925.01