(a) The user charge, surcharge, industrial pretreatment charges, administrative fines and fees, established in this chapter shall be billed to the owner of the property monthly or quarterly and shall be payable by the due date specified on the billing statement. Current charges not paid by the due date shall be deemed delinquent and an additional charge of ten percent (10%) of the delinquent current charge shall be added each month to the amount due. A charge shall be added for all checks returned from financial institutions for nonsufficient funds equal to the actual cost incurred by the County.
(b) Delinquent charges may be certified to the County Auditor and placed on the real property tax list and duplicate against the property served by the sewer or water connection. All accounts certified to the County Auditor for collection shall be subject to a certification charge of ten percent (10%) of the delinquent amount which shall be added to the amount certified. The total charge shall be a lien on the property from the date it is placed on the real property tax list and duplicate by the Auditor and shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes.
(c) All connections of existing structures or newly constructed structures to the sanitary sewer system within the Summit County Metropolitan Sewer District shall be billed for sewage treatment services beginning sixty (60) days from the date of final lateral sewer inspection.
(Ord. 2006-550. Adopted 12-18-06; Ord. 2019-348. Adopted 9-23-19.)