(A) Charges for utility services provided by or through the city shall be billed jointly on a monthly basis. The Utilities Superintendent shall read, or cause to be read, water and electric meters on or around the fifteenth day of each month. Utility bills shall be mailed on the first day of each month and shall be due upon receipt and payable by the tenth day of each month. Bills paid after the tenth day of each month shall have a penalty charge added thereto in an amount set by resolution of the City Council and on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk/Treasurer or Utilities Superintendent.
(B) Bills not paid by the twenty-fifth day of each month shall be deemed to be delinquent. Upon being deemed to be delinquent, the city may discontinue service pursuant to § 50.03. Once discontinued, service shall not be recommenced except upon payment of a reconnection fee in an amount set by resolution of the City Council.
(C) The city may also take any action authorized by law to effect collection of the delinquent charges.