(A) Utility service account payment shall be due upon receipt of invoice. Utility service charges are payable bimonthly and shall become delinquent twenty (20) days from the date of the mailing of the utility account invoice. Delinquent accounts will be subject to a late charge of twenty dollars ($20.00). Water and sewer service charges are inseparable and the failure to pay either charge on a utility service invoice will result in the termination of water and sewer services. Termination of services shall be pursuant to division 5, chapter 1, article 1, commencing with sections 10009 through 10011 of the Public Utilities Code of the state of California. In the event that a utility service account remains delinquent and a turnoff order is issued, a disconnection/reconnection charge as determined by resolution of the city council shall be paid for each occasion that the city has to disconnect and/or reconnect service discontinued for nonpayment of utility service invoice. No service which has been discontinued for nonpayment of utility service charges shall be reconnected until all current and delinquent utility charges are paid. In cases when delinquent utility charges remain unpaid, the city shall have the right to lien against the real property and/or cause legal action to be brought against the utility account holder.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A) of this section, a utility service customer may avoid late charges and termination of service by paying one-half (1/2) of the invoice amount of utility service charges before the delinquency date as set forth in subsection (A) of this section, and the remaining one-half (1/2) of said utility service invoice amount within thirty (30) days after the delinquency date set forth in subsection (A) of this section. In this event, it is the responsibility of the customer to notify the finance department of the city of Placerville of their intent to pay utility service charges pursuant to this subsection. The utility service customer will not receive an additional bill for the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the utility service invoice amount and it will be the customer's responsibility to pay said amount within the thirty (30) day period set forth herein. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)