(a) The sewer charges levied, at the rates established by § 1046.04, shall take effect on September 1, 1962, and shall thereafter be billed on the first day of each calendar quarter, or as soon in the calendar quarter as water meter readings become available, and be due within 30 days after billing date. Connection charges shall be payable in advance of connection as provided in § 1046.04. In case of failure to pay any bill for sewer charges when due, a penalty of 5% of the unpaid account balance shall be added to the bill. If the bill is not paid by the due date of the next and any subsequent quarter’s bill, another 5% penalty shall be added for each past due bill.
(b) The Director of Finance may abate all or part of any penalties applied to a sewer billing account(s) if the user(s) can show just cause for non-payment. Additionally, if a resident can provide evidence that immediate payment of a past due balance will cause a hardship, the city may provide a payment plan not to exceed three years. To request an abatement of any and all penalties, the resident must submit to the Director of Finance the proper standardized form, together with evidence of hardship.
(c) The Director of Finance can waive or delay the application of the delinquency surcharge for all user accounts for a specific quarterly billing period if an approval is granted by the Sewer Billing Review Board to make such a blanket waiver. The Board will provide the Public Works Committee with a copy of the approval of the blanket waiver.
(Ord. 1980-138, passed 4-6-1981; Ord. 2001-94, passed 4-2-2001; Ord. 2002-224, passed 10-7-2002; Ord. 2011-13, passed 1-18-2011; Ord. 2024-30, passed 2-20-2024)