(A) How delinquencies arise. Charges for sewerage service levied pursuant to this chapter shall be due and payable on or before day 15 of the month following the month wherein the bill is rendered. Any service charge not paid by the due date shall be considered delinquent. The delinquent charge together with any applied penalty shall be collectible as hereinafter set forth.
(1987 Code, § 9-89)
(B) Collection through the tax duplicate. As provided by the statutes of the state, delinquent sewerage service charges may be made a lien against the property served through certification to the County Auditor and to the County Recorder. In that case, the delinquent service charges, together with the mandatory penalty of 10%, shall be placed on the tax duplicate and be collected in the same manner as regular taxes and assessments are collected.
(1987 Code, § 9-90)
(C) Collection through court actions. In addition to the foregoing remedies, the city shall have the right to bring a civil action to recover any delinquent charges together with a penalty of 10% and a reasonable attorney’s fee. It shall also have the right, as provided by the statutes of the state, to foreclose any lien established under the provisions of division (B) above with recovery of the charge, a penalty of 10% and a reasonable attorney’s fee.
(1987 Code, § 9-91)
(Ord. passed 6-26-2000)