(a) Reconnection Service. When any utility service has been disconnected for failure to pay the due date of the utility invoice or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the schedules or rules and regulations of the City, a reconnection charge shall be assessed on the customer as follows:
Within Corporate Limits | Outside Corporate Limits |
$20.00 | $25.00 |
(b) Returned Bank Item. When a check from a customer or a direct debit authorized by a customer is returned from the bank as a result of insufficient funds or the bank account is closed, the customer will be assessed a fee that is sufficient to cover the additional costs incurred by the City for processing the returned bank item unless the customer is able to show that the bank was in error. The Director of Finance is authorized to establish the amount of such fee.
(c) Late Payment Penalty. If any invoice for utility services of the City is not paid by the due date, a late payment penalty of 5% will be assessed on the next invoice to the customer. Payments received on the customer's account will be applied first to any late payment penalty and secondly to the amount of the invoice for utility services.
(Ord. 29-03. Passed 12-22-03; Ord. 15-08. Passed 6-16-08.)