The city may impose a reasonable charge to handle the processing of checks received as payment for charges referenced in any article of chapter 27, which checks are returned for nonpayment for any reason. Should such check or bank draft be received for a delinquent balance in excess of seventy-five dollars ($75.00), whose balance (1) has been outstanding for forty (40) days or more, and (2) is either not being formally disputed in accordance with section 27-50(2) or the hearing officer under section 27-50(2) has found in favor of the water utility, the customer's service may be turned off and the meter locked without prior notification.
(Ord. No. 9043, § 6, 4-13-98; Ord. No. 9388, § 1, 5-22-00; Ord. No. 10305, § 1, 7-6-06, eff. 8-7-06)