§ 86.200. Delinquencies; penalty; disconnection.

(a)

A bill for city utility services, including water, sewer, solid waste collection, drainage and electricity, which are billed in a consolidated manner, is considered delinquent if the full amount of the bill is not paid by the due date. A bill is considered paid when payment is received by the city.

(b)

A penalty service charge of ten percent will be assessed against the portion of all delinquent bills for active accounts that is not paid before the penalty date. For state agencies, an interest charge of one percent per month will be made to any part of a bill that is not paid within 30 days from the receipt of the bill. An account is considered inactive if it is delinquent for more than 30 days.

(c)

Any or all city utility services may be terminated for nonpayment of all or any portion of a bill for city utility services if a termination notice is given by the city, the bill is not contested under the city's procedures and at least 25 days have elapsed since the date of issuance of the bill.

(d)

The city manager is authorized to promulgate procedures related to the disconnection of utilities for nonpayment.

(Code 1970, § 30-20; Ord. No. 1995-22, § 3 (30-20), 2-27-95; Ord. No. 2002-13, § 3, 2-11-02; Ord. No. 2004-63, § 1, 9-27-04)