(A) If any charge imposed pursuant to this chapter is not paid by the date due, the town may avail itself of any or any combination of the following remedies, in addition to any other available remedies:
(1) The town may foreclose the lien imposed by this chapter in accordance with law;
(2) The town may maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of the charge due and any interest, costs and attorney’s fees as allowed by law;
(3) The town may certify the amount of the charge due to the County Clerk and Treasurer, together with all delinquency fees, including the delinquency certification fee, to become an assessment upon the property served and to be collected and paid over to the town in the same manner as taxes; and
(4) The town may discontinue water service in the following manner.
(a) All town water bills shall contain a notice regarding service termination for nonpayment, which notice shall advise that, once a bill becomes delinquent, the town will send a notice of termination of service that shall give a date by which payment must be received or service may be disconnected, which date shall be no sooner than ten days after the date the disconnection notice is mailed. The disconnection notice shall further advise that if the occupant or record owner does not believe reasonable cause exists for the proposed termination of service, a written request for a conference with the Town Manager may be filed prior to termination of service. At such conference, the sole issue to be determined shall be whether the delinquency in fact exists and the amount of the delinquency.
(b) If a discontinuation notice is sent pursuant to this section, a late fee shall be charged to the record owner.
(B) If payment of any charge imposed pursuant to this chapter is made by a dishonored payment, a bad payment fee shall be imposed in addition to such charge, and such charge shall be considered delinquent in the same manner as if no payment had been made.
(C) (1) The payment of any charge imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be considered delinquent if not received in the offices of the town before the close of business, pursuant to office hours as established from time to time, on the last day specified for payment.
(2) A delinquency fee shall be charged for any charges not timely paid in accordance with this chapter.
(D) If water service is discontinued as provided in this section, water service shall not be reinstated to the property until all fees and charges imposed pursuant to this chapter have been paid in full.
(E) Prior to disconnection for nonpayment, town staff is authorized to enter into payment plans with water customers who have past-due balances, with terms and conditions to be approved by the Town Manager.