(A) (1) Billing invoices for the rates and charges, as established in this chapter, shall be sent by the sixth day of the month following service. All billing invoices shall be payable on or before the last day of the month at the office of the City Clerk.
(2) Any charge for the service of the system that is not paid in full by the first day of the month following the date it became due and payable shall be subject to a penalty of 5% of the amount due and owing.
(B) If any billing invoices remain unpaid ten days following the due date, service for the lot, parcel of land, or premises affected will be discontinued in the manner described in § 50.17 and shall not be restored except upon satisfactory payment of the delinquent charges (per Iowa Code § 384.84(1)).
(C) All costs incurred by the city in collecting unpaid utility bills, including, but not limited to, costs of disconnection, attorney fees, and court costs shall be paid by said owner or user who is delinquent in payment.
(D) All remedies of the city shall be cumulative and none shall exclude any other right or remedy allowed by law or equity, and said rights and remedies may be exercised and enforced concurrently, and whenever and as often as occasion therefor arises.
(E) Any question or dispute which arises concerning the number of connection charges assessed to a person and/or entity whose premises is directly or indirectly served shall be determined by a majority vote of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 6-5-4) (Ord. 89-04, passed 9-12-1989; Ord. 03-04, passed 9-9-2003; Ord. 2017-03, passed 5-23-2017)