(A) Customers will be billed for services on a monthly basis. Meters will be read by utility personnel at the end of each month and said bill shall include the prior month’s usage of gas. Bills for gas service will be mailed to customers on or about the ninth day of the month following reading of the meter. Payment for said gas service is due and payable on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following issuance of the bill.
(B) Any utility charges remaining unpaid after the twenty-fifth day of the month following issuance of the bill shall be considered delinquent and shall be assessed delinquency charges equal to an additional 10% of the unpaid gas charges, excluding any prior delinquent charges and taxes. An additional reconnection charge of $40 shall be assessed if gas service is reconnected after the utility’s disconnection from service due to delinquent bills. All outstanding gas charges, including past due and the current month’s charges, any delinquent charges, and any reconnection fee, shall be paid prior to the service being reconnected.
(C) In the event of a failure or inaccuracy of any gas metering device, the town will compute and bill gas usage based on the average of billings for a similar, like period of six months prior to said failure.
(D) In the case temporary customers such as building contractors, parades, socials, street fairs, and carnivals, the Clerk-Treasurer shall be authorized to request payment in advance for service in an amount estimated to be used thereby.
(E) The Clerk-Treasurer is authorized to proceed and collect any past due gas utility bills, including delinquencies, through legal process, including filing suit in the county court system.
(Ord. 2008-1, passed 1-8-2008; Ord. 2015-2, passed 10-20-2015; Ord. 2018-9, passed 9-18-2018)