(A) The city shall have the right to disconnect or refuse to connect any municipal utility service for the following reasons:
(1) Failure to meet the applicable provisions of law;
(2) Violation of the rules and regulations pertaining to utility services;
(3) Non-payment of bills;
(4) Willful or negligent waste of service due to improper or imperfect pipes, fixtures, appliances or otherwise;
(5) Tampering with any meter, seal or other equipment controlling or regulating the supply of a utility service;
(6) Theft, diversion or use of service without payment therefor; and
(7) Vacancy of premises.
(B) The bill for the previous month’s service is past due if it has not been paid by the fifteenth of the month. A customer will have his or her municipal utility service terminated if not paid in full by the last day of the month. At any time before the date of termination, a customer may dispute the correctness of all or part of the amount shown on the utility bill or the determination that a violation of this section has occurred giving rise to termination hereunder. A customer shall not be entitled to dispute the correctness of all or a part of the amount shown on the municipal utility bill if all or a part of the amount shown was the subject of a previous dispute under this section.
(Ord. 237, passed 10-20-2008)