(a) For the purpose of the waterworks and sewerage system, the fiscal year shall be divided into quarterly periods, each containing three calendar months. Such quarterly periods shall begin on March, June, September and December each year. The charges for water and sewer service ("service"), as determined using the rates established from time to time, are payable quarterly, and the bills for such service shall be rendered on the first day of the second month following the expiration of the quarterly period for which service was supplied.
(b) The charges for service shall be payable on a monthly basis beginning when a customer has a water bill or bills, for consumption of water that is greater than or equal to 150,000 cubic feet in a single quarter. Such monthly periods shall begin on the first day of each calendar month. The bills for such service shall be rendered on the first day of the second month following the expiration of the monthly period for which service was supplied.
(c) All bills are due and payable thirty days after being sent out. A penalty of ten percent shall be added to all bills not paid by the thirtieth day after they have been rendered. The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the service are jointly and severally liable to pay for the service on such premises, and the service is furnished to the premises only upon the condition of such joint and several liability.
(Ord. 841. Passed 11-28-94; Ord. 1667, passed 4-8-18.)