(a) For the continuance, maintenance and improvement of the special services of police protection by the City there is hereby imposed upon the users thereof, that is to say, collectively upon the occupants of each residential premise, each manufacturing plant and each business premises from and after April 1, 1984, an annual fee or charge of forty-eight dollars and sixty dents ($48.60) per year. This fee along with the eleven dollars and forty cents ($11.40) imposed by Section 729.08 shall be payable in monthly payments in the amount of five dollars ($5.00) each, on April 1, 1984, and, on the first day of each month thereafter so long as this article remains in effect. (3-22-84)
(b) For the continuance, maintenance and improvement of the special services of fire protection by the City there is hereby imposed upon the users thereof, that is to say collectively upon the occupants of each residential premises, each manufacturing plant and each business premises, an annual fee or charge of twenty-three dollars and forty cents ($23.40), payable in monthly installments in the amount of one dollar and ninety-five cents ($1.95) each, commencing on the 1st year of July, 1990, and on the first day of each month thereafter so long as this article remains in effect. (Ord. 0-11-90. Passed 4-12-90.)
(c) The owners of all businesses and manufacturing plants and the head of the household of each residence shall be responsible for the payment of the charges and monthly bills shall be rendered to the persons, firms and corporations.
(d) The Treasurer shall be responsible for preparing and mailing bills and may include the charges on the monthly water bills rendered by the City to all persons, firms and corporations who are users of the special services of police and fire protection and who are also users of the City water facilities; to all other users of the special services of police and fire protection, separate billings shall be made at the same time as water billings.
(e) The fees or charges shall be paid at the office of the Treasurer and the failure of any such user to receive a bill or statement of the fee or charge shall in no manner impair or affect the validity of the charge or the City's right to collect the same.
(f) If the fee or charge is not paid within ten days following the billing date, a penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be added thereto and collected from the user.
(3-22-84)