Such rates and charges shall be prepared, billed, and collected by the city in the manner provided by law and ordinance.
(A) The rates and charges for all users shall be prepared and billed monthly. At the end of each year, each user shall be given a notice of the rates charged for operation, maintenance, and replacement for that user for the next preceding year.
(B) The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the properties served, unless otherwise requested in writing by the owner, but such billing shall in no way relieve the owner from the liability in the event payment is not made as herein required. The owners of properties served, which are occupied by a tenant or tenants, shall have the right to examine the collection records of the city for the purpose of determining whether bills have been paid by such tenant or tenants, provided that such examination shall be made at the office at which said records are kept and during the hours that such office is open for business.
(C) Phase I rates and charges as herein set forth become effective on the first full billing period occurring after the adoption of this Ordinance. Phase II rates and charges become effective on the first full billing period on or after January 1, 2021 and thereafter. Phase III rates and charges shall become effective on the first full billing period on or after January 1, 2022 and thereafter.
(Ord. 82-5, passed 4-16-82; Am. Ord. 87-1, passed 2-17-87; Am. Ord. 2001-02, passed 4-23-01; Am. Ord. 2004-10, passed 11-8-04; Am. Ord. 2006-18, passed 11-13-06; Am. Ord. 2016-03, passed 3-14-16; Am. Ord. 2019-09, passed 10-14-19; Am. Ord. 2020-01, passed 2-10-20)