§ 235-8. Delinquent payments.

A. 

All charges for water and/or sewer service shall be due and payable 30 days from the date of billing. Any bill which remains unpaid beyond the thirty-day period of time shall be subject to a disconnection which may take place at any time 15 days after the due date for such bill and charge. Disconnection is authorized at any time that there is outstanding and unpaid water or sewer service charge, or an outstanding and unpaid delinquent assessment, and the fifteen-day grace period has expired.

B. 

Delinquent accounts will be assessed a late charge of $5 for each thirty-calendar-day period, or portion thereof, in which the account is delinquent.

C. 

The property owner shall be ultimately responsible for the payment of all bills and charges, and failure to receive a bill or notice from the occupant or tenant of a property is no excuse for not paying all charges, interest and penalty. It is the responsibility of the property owner at all times to maintain knowledge of the billing status. The Mayor and Council is not required to provide any further notices prior to a disconnection.

D. 

A reconnection charge will be assessed on all individual accounts that are disconnected for nonpayment. The charge shall be assessed for each individual account, regardless of the number of properties under the same ownership. The reconnection charges shall be set by the Mayor and Council by resolution.

E. 

All service usage, late charges and disconnection charges must be paid in advance of reconnection to service.