A. The city shall bill monthly for water, sewer and storm and surface water utility charges. Billings for those utilities or customers requiring meter reading may be billed on the basis of estimated charges provided that on every second month all billings shall be based upon actual readings and appropriate adjustments shall be made.

B. All charges for utility services shall be due by the due date set forth on the billing, which date shall be approximately twenty-five days after the date of said billing. Any billing which has not been paid in full by the due date specified, shall be considered to be delinquent. A 7.5 percent penalty shall be added to delinquent accounts and a penalty notice mailed by the city. If payment of all delinquent utility charges and penalties is not received by the city within nineteen days after the due date, water services to the premises shall be discontinued.

C. After water services have been shut off because of a delinquency in paying utility charges, service shall not be resumed until all charges, penalties and service fees have been paid. Service fees shall include a fee for each service trip which has been made to the premises relative to the delinquent charges at rates established by resolution of the city council.

D. If a trip is made by service personnel to the premises of a customer for the purpose of shutting off services due to delinquency, and the customer wishes to pay the delinquent bill and delinquency penalty at that time, a service fee for said trip at rates established by resolution of the city council shall be assessed. If the delinquent charges, penalty and such service fee are paid at the time, the water service shall not be discontinued. (Ord. 1146 §1, 2000; Ord. 1121 §3, 1999; Ord. 894 §1, 1990; Ord. 820 §2, 1988).