All bills shall be due and payable within ten days after the first of each month. If the bill is paid or postmarked by the tenth, the customer may pay the net bill amount. If the tenth falls on a holiday observed by the city office or on a weekend, customers will be given the next full working day in which to pay their bill. If not paid on or before that date, the bill shall be delinquent and the customer shall pay the gross bill amount. A reminder will be mailed to each customer on the delinquent list stating the date their water is scheduled to be turned off. This reminder is the final notice any customer will receive from the city. The City Administrator may order the water service discontinued for non-payment of or delinquency of any part of the water, refuse, or sewer bills. In the event a consumer’s service is ordered terminated by the City Administrator, then there shall be added to the outstanding bill a charge of $20, which shall be paid in addition to the said bill prior to the service being resumed. This charge shall be added notwithstanding the fact that the service may not actually be disconnected if the service has been ordered terminated by the Utilities Superintendent. If the service has been disconnected and the customer desires service be restored after normal working hours, which is between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, an additional fee of $10 will be charged on the next bill.
(Ord. 5-08, passed 4-14-2008; Am. Ord. 16-09, passed 12-14-2009; Am. Ord. 2-12, passed 3-12- 2012)