921.26 BILLING PRACTICE.
   (a)   Bills for the rates and charges are herein established by the Municipality and shall be sent monthly. All bills shall be payable on the first day of the month following the period of service and shall be paid at the office of the Clerk of the Municipality. If any charge for the services of the system shall not be paid by the twenty-fifth day of the month in which it shall become due and payable, a charge of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bill shall be added thereto and collected therewith. If any bills for the service of the sewer system shall remain unpaid after 30 days following the rendition of the bill therefor, the water supply for the lot, parcel of land or premise affected shall be cut off and shall not be turned on again except on payment in full of the delinquent charges therefor, in addition to the payment of a charge of forty dollars ($40.00).
   (b)   Penalties for non-payment of bills will be provided for under Section 921.08.
   (c)   Applications for new connections to the existing sewer system shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk upon a form to be supplied by the Municipality. The application shall state the name of the applicant and the premises to be served. The charge for this connection shall be the actual cost of construction payable to the Clerk of the Municipality.
   (d)   The Owner of the premises served and the occupant thereof and the user of the sanitary sewer service shall be jointly and severally liable for the sewer service provided said premises. A deposit of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be required from all tenants. The deposit shall be applied to any bill for sewer service delinquent more than 30 days. Upon the disconnection of the sewer service, any balance of the such deposit shall be returned to the applicant without interest.
   (e)   It is hereby made the duty of the Clerk to render bills for sewer service and all other charges in connection therewith and to collect all monies due therefrom.
   (f)   All sewer charges levied pursuant to this chapter constitute a lien upon the premises charged therewith and if the same are not paid within 60 days after the due date, the charges shall be certified to the Auditor of Williams County who shall place the same on the tax duplicate and the charges or penalties allowed by law shall be collectable as other municipal taxes.
   (g)   All revenues and monies derived from the operation of the sewer system shall be paid to and held by the Clerk separate and apart from all other funds of the Municipality and all of said sums and all other funds and monies incident to the operation of said system, as may be delivered to the Clerk shall be deposited in a separate fund designated the “Sanitary Sewer Fund Account” and said Clerk shall administer said fund in every respect in a manner provided by the Ohio Revised Code and all other laws pertaining thereto.
   (h)   The Clerk shall establish a proper system of accounts and shall keep proper records, books and accounts in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relative to the sewer system and at regular annual intervals the Municipal Council shall cause to be made an audit by an independent auditing concern of the books to show the receipts and disbursements of the sewer system. (Ord. 19-1980. Passed 10-13-80.)