The meters for water service shall be read as soon as is reasonably possible after the middle of each month, and all bills for water and sewer service shall be rendered on or about the first of the following month. If any bill for water and sewer service is not paid by the tenth of the following month, a 3% penalty shall be added to the entire amount of the bill. If any bill is not paid by the fifteenth of the following month, the water service of the customer in default shall be discontinued in accordance with § 50.27 of this code and shall not be reinstated until payment has been made in accordance with § 50.26 of this code. If water customers are disconnected from service due to nonpayment of water bill, to reconnect to water service they are to pay a fee as shown in the following table. After the customers have paid the service fee and the past due water charges, the city will then restore water service.
First delinquent billing cycle | $40 |
Second consecutive delinquent billing cycle | $50 |
Third consecutive delinquent billing cycle | $75 |
Every consecutive delinquent billing cycle thereafter | $100 |
(Prior Code, § 50.45) (Ord. 2018-10, passed 8-13-2018) Penalty, see § 50.99