(a) The Storm Water Drainage Fee shall be billed and collected monthly with the monthly City's Utility bill. For the properties utilizing multi-portions of the Utility bill (Water, Sewerage, Storm Water and Electric), billing shall be consolidated and paid by single payment. In the event that partial payment is received, the payment shall be applied according to the existing policy on partial utility payments. All bills for Storm Water Drainage Fees shall become due and payable in accordance with the rules and regulations of the City of Newton Falls pertaining to the collection of the Storm Water Drainage Fees and the existing utility terms of payment ordinance.
(b) Any charge hereunder which shall not be paid when due may be recovered in any action at law by the City of Newton Falls. In addition to any other remedies or penalties provided by this ordinance or any other ordinance of the City of Newton Falls failure of any user of City Utilities to pay said charges for same promptly when due shall subject such user to discontinuance of Utility Services and the City Manager or his designee shall enforce this provision as to any and all delinquent users. Employees of the City of Newton Falls (upon reasonable advance notice) shall, at all reasonable times, have access to any premises served by the City for inspection, repair or the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance.
(Ord. 2014-10. Passed 6-16-14.)
(c) All Storm Water Drainage Fees billed to accounts in the name of the property owner pursuant to this chapterare hereby made a lien upon the premises charged therewith, and if the same are not paid prior to thirty-one (31) days after the date upon which they are due and payable, they may be certified by the Finance Director to the County Auditor, who shall place the same on the tax duplicate, with interest and penalties allowed by law, to be collected as other Municipal taxes are collected. An administrative fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be added and assessed for all delinquent Storm Water Drainage Fees that are certified to the County Auditor for placement on the next tax duplicate for collection. No changes of ownership or occupation shall affect the application of this chapter for the purposes of liens previously certified to the County Auditor, and failure of any owner to learn that he purchased property against which a lien for Storm Water Drainage Fees exists shall in no way affect his responsibility for such payment. (Ord. 2022-49. Passed 11-16-22.)