A. Accounts In Name Of Owner; Liability: All accounts shall be carried in the name of the owner of the property being served. The owner shall be liable for water supplied to owner's property, for sewer service, garbage pick up, and any other public utilities (utilities), whether owner is occupying the property or not, and any charges unpaid shall be a lien upon the property.
B. Bills For Service: Utility charges shall be billed together. Bills shall be mailed to the property occupants (the "customer") in advance of or near the beginning of the month for which the service is to be provided and shall specify all charges in accordance with the current rates of the city.
C. Delinquent Accounts: All charges for utilities shall be due on the twenty fifth day of the month as stated on the bill and shall be delinquent thereafter. An administrative charge and/or penalty will be assessed on all delinquent accounts. The city council shall set amount of the administrative charge and/or penalty by resolution. The city shall endeavor to collect delinquent accounts promptly. In any case, where satisfactory arrangements for payment have not been made, the council may, after the procedural requirements of subsection D of this section have been complied with, discontinue service to the delinquent customer by shutting off the water service to that customer at the stop box. When water service to any premises has been discontinued, service shall not be restored except upon the payment of all delinquent bills and a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). Any extraordinary costs, as determined by the council in disconnecting or reconnecting any service will also be charged to the property owner. Delinquent accounts shall be certified to the city clerk- treasurer who shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing for assessment of the delinquent amounts against the respective properties served. The assessment roll shall be delivered to the council for adoption on or before October 1 of each year for certification to the county auditor for collection along with taxes. Such action is optional and may be subsequent to taking legal action to collect delinquent accounts.
D. Discontinuance Of Service; Procedure: If an account is past due, a notice (the "past due notice") shall be mailed to the delinquent account customer by first class United States mail, or it may be personally served, and shall state that payment is past due, stating the amount due and notifying the customer that the customer has ten (10) days from the date of the notice in which to pay the amount due in order to continue service. If the past due amount has not been paid within ten (10) days following the date of the past due notice, a second notice (the "cutoff notice") shall be given the delinquent account customer. The cutoff notice shall be mailed to the delinquent account customer by first class United States mail, or it may be personally served, and shall state that if payment is not made within seven (7) days following the date of the cutoff notice, the water supply to the customer's premises will be shut off. If payment of the delinquent account is not made within the time specified in the cutoff notice, the water supply of the delinquent customer may be shut off. (Ord. 01-15-13/01, 1-15-2013)