§ 20-153. Payment for services.  


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  • (a)

    Bills rendered by the city utility system and payable to the city are due when rendered. Any amount not received before the 11th of each month at 7:30 a.m. will be considered delinquent and will be assessed a past due penalty. The past due penalty amount is listed in the fee schedule [as set out in section 20-46].

    (b)

    Should the 10th fall on a Saturday or, Sunday or holiday the past due date shall be deemed to be the first succeeding day business day. Anything past due can be disconnected by the city.

    (c)

    A deposit is required prior to activation of service. The fee for the deposits is listed in the fee schedule [as set out in section 20-46]. Only city employees are authorized to turn on the water meters. Any water meter that is turned on without permission from the city will be considered theft of service. Services will be discontinued immediately until all penalty fees are paid.

    (d)

    Any customer that pays with an insufficient check will be charged additional fees for this check, which is found in the fee schedule [as set out in section 20-46]. The service for an account, which paid with a bad check, must be disconnected immediately until all fees all collected.

    (e)

    Drafting of accounts can be used as payment by presenting the city with a check and all the account information. By presenting these items as the way to make payment, the customer is responsible for making sure their balance in their checking account can handle a draft. The city will not pay charges resulting from insufficient funds.

    (f)

    Any person, firm, or corporation who refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to disconnections of utility services provided by the city.

(Ord. No. 2010-01, § 3, 1-11-2010; Ord. No. 2015-04, 8-10-2015)