(A) The Clerk-Treasurer shall collect a fee of $27.50 for each nonsufficient fund (NSF) check received for payment of city services and/or utilities.
(B) The customer will be notified by telephone and/or first-class mail of the deficit.
(C) The customer shall have five working days to make such funds available to the Clerk-Treasurer in the form of cash, certified check or money order.
(D) If after five working days the debt is still outstanding, the Clerk-Treasurer’s office shall have the responsibility, right and duty to discontinue utility service to said service address.
(E) After service has been discontinued, a $25 reconnect fee will be required to continue utility rights to said service address. This fee shall be in addition to the $27.50 NSF fee.
(F) Accounting and expenditure of all funds collected under this section shall be in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Indiana State Board of Accounts.
(G) All collected funds shall be deposited in the General Fund of the city and used for fund collections.
(Ord. G-04-1154, passed 10-18-04)