§ 98-93. Billing; payment; penalty; discontinuance of service.

(a)

For convenience of collection, the sewer service charge shall be added to the monthly water bills prepared by or for the city, and collection of the charge shall be made by the utility billing division at the time of payment of the monthly water bill covering service to a residence, apartment project, business or other enterprise of whatsoever nature. Employees or agents of the city shall not accept payment of the water bill from any such owner, occupant, tenant or lessee without collecting the full amount of the bill, including the sanitary sewer service charge.

(b)

If the sewer service charge is not paid by the due date shown on the customer's water bill, the customer shall be charged a late charge in the amount of ten percent of the amount of such sewer charge, which shall be shown as the gross amount on such bill; if not paid by the next billing date, such gross amount will be shown in arrears on the customer's bill for the next month following. If the total amount of the following month's sanitary sewer charges, including arrears and current sanitary sewer service, is not paid by the due date specified on such month's bill, ten percent of the following month's sewer service charge shall be added as a late charge, and the total of the two months' charges will then be in arrears. A notice will be sent to a customer showing the total amount due and specifying a cutoff date for the discontinuance of water service or sewer service. If the account is not paid in full by such cutoff date, the city shall reserve the right to cut off and discontinue water service and sewer service until all past due charges have been paid, together with applicable reconnection charges.

(c)

A person not connected to the city waterworks system and not owing water service charges will be billed by the utility billing division for sanitary sewer services on an individual basis.

(Code 1967, § 31-66; Ord. No. 944, § 3, 11-7-68; Ord. No. 1015, § 1, 2-12-70)