(a) All charges for connections, permits, etc., shall be payable upon application.
(b) The charges, as set forth in Section 923.08, shall be billed monthly or bimonthly, and payment shall be due as of the date of billing. All revenue generated through the user charge shall be placed into an operation, maintenance and replacement account. Such account shall be used exclusively to pay for the operation, maintenance and replacement of the treatment works. User charges shall generate sufficient revenue to cover the cost of the operation, maintenance and replacement of the sewerage system.
All revenue generated by the capital charges shall be placed into a capital account and used to pay for the capital costs of the wastewater treatment works. Use of the capital account revenue is not restricted to the Sewer Fund.
The revenue generated by the user and capital charges by users outside the City shall be treated in the same manner as the user and capital charge revenue from users inside the City.
(c) Payments shall be made at the office of the City Treasurer or such other places as the Treasurer may designate.
(d) A service charge levied by or pursuant to this chapter may be made a lien upon the corresponding lot, parcel of land or premises served and, if the service charge is not paid within thirty days after it is due and payable, it may be certified to the County Auditor, who shall place the same on the tax duplicate of the County, with the interest and penalties allowed by law, to be collected as other taxes are collected.
(e) Any bill for services which has not been paid as of the due date shall incur a one- time late fee charge of ten percent of the delinquent amount.
(Ord. 2760. Passed 11-1-82; Ord. 5035. Passed 4-21-03.)