(A) (1)
The City Council has the power and authority to fix the rates to be paid by the customers of the Sewer Department or users of the city treatment works, as herein above defined. All such fees shall be on file for public inspection at the office of the Municipal Clerk/Treasurer. The Municipal Clerk/Treasurer shall have the duty of collecting the rental fees of the customers of the Sewer Department or users of the city treatment works monthly at the same time and in the same manner as water fees are collected.
(2) If a customer or user shall, for any reason, order the service discontinued or shall vacate the premise, the amount due under the terms hereof, together with any rental fees and charges in arrears, shall be considered as a delinquent sewer rental which is hereby declared to be a lien upon the premise or real estate for which or from which the sewer was used or supplied, and upon the refusal of the customer to pay the delinquent sewer rental, it shall be collected by being placed upon the assessment roll and tax books for collection.
(3) Charges shall be delinquent at the same time and in the same manner as water fees and charges are collected and deemed to be delinquent, and the Municipal Clerk/Treasurer shall add thereto the sum of 18% per annum on such delinquent charge from date of delinquency to date of payment by way of penalty for delinquency. Upon being deemed delinquent, the chief sewer official shall proceed to give written notice to the delinquent customer (user) at the billing address shown in the records of the city and shall therein demand payment immediately.
(4) In the event that the delinquent sewer fee or charge is not paid within seven days after sending such written notice, the customer or user's water service shall be disconnected and discontinued as provided in § 50.03, and upon disconnection, service shall remain disconnected until all amounts in arrears for sewer and water charges are paid in full together with delinquency charges and a reconnection fee of $15 for resumption of service; provided, that if the delinquent customer (user) is a known welfare recipient, it shall be the duty of the chief sewer official to notify the customer (user) and the County Welfare Department by certified mail of the proposed termination.
(`77 Code, § 3-211) (Am. Ord. 439, passed 8-3-87; Am. Ord. 1991-O-018, passed 12-2-91)
(B) In addition to all other remedies, if a customer for any reason remains indebted to the municipality for sewer service furnished, such amount due, together with any rents and charges in arrears shall be considered a delinquent sewer rent which is hereby declared to be a lien upon the real estate for which the same was furnished. The Municipal Clerk/Treasurer shall notify, in writing, or cause to be notified in writing, all owners of premises or their agents whenever their tenants or lessees are 60 days or more delinquent in the payment of sewer rent. It shall be the duty of the Sewer Commissioner on June 1 of each year to report to the City Council a list of all unpaid accounts due for sewer service together with a description of the premise served. The report shall be examined, and if approved by the City Council, shall be certified by the Municipal Clerk/Treasurer to the County Clerk to be collected as a special tax in the manner provided by law.
(`77 Code, § 3-217)
Statutory reference:
Liens and assessments authorized for sewer delinquency, see Neb. RS 17-925.01 and 18-503