§ 50.21 BILLS.
   (A)   Bills for the collection of garbage, rubbish, ashes and recyclable materials shall include, but are not limited to, the following information:
      (1)   Service address;
      (2)   Date of billing;
      (3)   Amount due;
      (4)   Penalty clause;
      (5)   Due date;
      (6)   Account number.
   (B)   If any garbage bill, or portion thereof, remains unpaid after the due date shown on the bill, a penalty of 10% of the face amount of the balance shall be added to the amount due and shall become part of the charges for services provided.
   (C)   Garbage and refuse service may be discontinued for failure to pay as required. In the event that charges are not paid by the due date on the bill, such charges shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent, and thereafter such delinquency shall constitute a lien(s) upon the real estate for which such services are supplied, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file a sworn statement showing such delinquencies in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds, and the filing of such statement shall be deemed notice of such charges for services and the city's claim for lien. The city reserves the right to be reimbursed for any associated costs for filing any claim due to said delinquency, including but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees and recording fees. The notice shall consist of the sworn statement setting out:
      (1)   A legal description of the premises served;
      (2)   The amount of money due for such service as has been provided (exclusive of fees and costs);
      (3)   The date when such amount became delinquent.
   (D)   Garbage service will be restored when the bill has been paid in full, plus a reconnect fee of $5 and a deposit of 1.2 times the current garbage bill. Such payment shall not be considered a timely payment for the purpose of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 10-4-93; Am. Ord. 99-13, passed 9-7-99)