The rates, fees, and charges provided in this chapter shall be monthly rates and shall be made for a period of one month in arrears. Statements for each sewer service account shall be mailed to the customer on a monthly basis. The statement is due in full upon receipt and shall become delinquent unless paid in full on or before the fifth day of the month following the date of billing. Failure to make payment in full by the date of delinquency shall result in an administrative fee (late charge) of ten percent (10%) being assessed on the account. In addition, failure to pay by the delinquency date may also be considered the basis for termination of service or initiation of collection procedures as established by the City. All payments on account shall be in U.S. currency, by check, money order, or an electronic funds transfer (EFT) transaction. All checks and EFTs will be accepted subject to collection at the bank. In the event a check or EFT is not honored by the bank and is returned for any reason, the utility account credit previously made to the account will be removed and the account will be charged an additional fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) as a return check fee. When a check or EFT payment is dishonored by the bank, the Billing Clerk shall notify the payor either in person or in writing of the action of the bank. Upon such notification, the payor shall immediately redeem or make restitution of the check. Restitution or redemption of a dishonored payment shall be in the form of cash, cashier's check or money order only. Upon the dishonoring by the bank of any two (2) payments, all future payments on the account must be in the form of cash, cashier's check, or money order until the Billing Clerk determines that such payments are no longer at risk of being dishonored. (Ord. 1171, 2016)