[CC 1985 §22-171; Ord. No. 1660 §3, 2-2-1956; Ord. No. 1660E §1(2.5), 5-20-1980; Ord. No. 1660(F) §1, 10-22-1986; Ord. No. 2973 §1, 6-11-1998; Ord. No. 4594, 5-8-2025]
A. 
The charges for connecting to the waterworks system shall be as follows:
1. 
For each five-eighths (5/8) inch or three-quarter (3/4) inch connection, the applicant shall pay for the actual costs of the service and materials to be furnished as determined by the City. The determination of the costs for service and materials shall be provided on an annual basis by the water-sewer Superintendent and given to the City Clerk no later than October first (1st) of each year. The charge shall be payment in full for the furnishing, by the City, of a corporation cock, tools and labor to tap the main and install said corporation cock. It shall also include the furnishing and installation of one (1) five-eighths (5/8) inch or three-quarter (3/4) inch meter. This charge shall be paid in full before the City will make a service connection.
2. 
For all service connections in excess of three-quarter (3/4) inch size, the applicant shall pay for the actual cost of the service and materials to be furnished as determined by the City. The determination of the costs for services and materials shall be provided on an annual basis by the water-sewer Superintendent and given to the City Clerk no later than October first (1st) of each year.
3. 
All excavations, pipes, fittings, labor and other materials required for the installation of said service, other than those herein specified to be furnished by the City, shall be furnished and paid for by the applicant.
4. 
For all new service connections, a System Development Fee to ensure system capacity will be charged. The fee for a five-eights (5/8) inch or three-quarter (3/4) inch connection is eight hundred dollars ($800.00) in the City and eight hundred sixty-seven dollars ($867.00) outside the City limits with charges separately for both water and sewer system capacity. Connections in excess of three-quarter (3/4) inches will be charged per the fee schedule available in the City Clerk's office.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen reserves the right to make special charges for the water supplied to properties not covered by the above rates or which, in the judgment of said Board, should be charged a special rate.
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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 3833 §2, adopted October 25, 2012, repealed section 700.080 "water use charges" in its entirety. Water use charges can now be found in Section 715.040. Former section 700.080 derived from CC 1985 §22-172; ord. no. 1660 §3, 2-2-1956; ord. no. 1660E §1(2.1 — 2.4), (2.5(e), 5-20-1980; ord. no. 1660F §1, 10-22-1986; ord. no. 2676 §§1 — 4, 12-22-1992; ord. no. 2898 §1, 2-27-1997; ord. no. 2948 §1, 2-26-1998; ord. no. 3143 §§1 — 3, 1-11-2001; ord. no. 3151 §1, 3-8-2001; ord. no. 3160 §1, 5-10-2001; ord. no. 3527 §7, 1-25-2007; ord. no. 3586 §§1 — 4, 10-9-2008; ord. no. 3675 §§1 — 2, 7-22-2010; ord. no. 3756 §§1 — 2, 9-22-2011.
[CC 1985 §22-172.1; Ord. No. 2663 §§1 — 5, 10-8-1992; Ord. No. 3527 §8, 1-25-2007; Ord. No. 4594, 5-8-2025]
A. 
Fee For Reconnection Due To Delinquency Shut Off. Customers of the municipal Water Department whose service is shut off due to delinquency or non-payment of a bill shall be required to pay for reconnection to the water system. The fee for such reconnection shall be as follows:
1. 
Monday through Friday, between 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., forty dollars ($40.00).
2. 
All other times, including after hours, holidays and weekends, sixty dollars ($60.00).
Fees for reconnection due to delinquency or non-payment of a bill shall be paid by the customer in advance of such reconnection.
B. 
Fee For Disconnection And Reconnection At Customer Request. There shall be no fee for disconnection of service when requested by the customer. In instances where the customer requests disconnection, the reconnection fee shall be calculated at five dollars ($5.00) for each month or part thereof, that the service was disconnected, not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00). If disconnection of a customer's service is due to the sale of the property or change of occupancy, no reconnection fee shall be charged.
C. 
Fees For Meter Testing At Customer Request. Customers requesting that their water meter be tested for accuracy shall pay a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) at the time of their request. If the test shows the customer's meter to be inaccurate by more than two percent (2%) in the City's favor, the amount of such meter testing fee shall be refunded to the customer.
D. 
Collection Of Legal Fees And Court Costs. In those instances when the City must take legal action against a customer for the payment of a bill, the City Attorney shall additionally seek to recover all costs of the collection including legal fees, court costs and related expenses.
E. 
Charge For Repair To Customer-Owned Service Lines. The cost of any and all repairs made to a customer's service line by personnel of the municipal Water Department or agents acting on its behalf shall be billed to the customer. Payment shall be due within thirty (30) days of such billing.
F. 
Fee For Data Log. Customers can request up to two (2) free Data Logs per calendar year to see the daily usage recorded on an individual water meter. After the two (2) free Data Logs the fee will be ten dollars ($10.00) for each Data Log collected up to ten (10). After ten (10) Data Logs collected by the City the cost will be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each. Data Logs collected at the request of City personnel will not be charged to the customer.
[CC 1985 §22-173; Ord. No. 1660 §7, 2-2-1956; Ord. No. 2628 §2, 11-14-1991; Ord. No. 2898 §3, 2-27-1997; Ord. No. 3527 §9, 1-25-2007]
A. 
All water and sewer bills shall be due and payable on the fifteenth (15th) of the month and shall become delinquent on the sixteenth (16th) of the month. If any bill rendered by the City is not paid by the end of said month, the City may discontinue services to such customer. When service is disconnected due to non-payment, the total amount of the outstanding bill, plus applicable reconnection charges, shall be paid before the service is restored.
B. 
All water and sewer bills are payable at the City Hall, 165 South 4th Street, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri 63670. A payment will be considered timely if it is received in the City Hall offices by 5:00 P.M. on the due date. Further, any payments found in the night depository box when it is opened at 8:00 A.M. on the next working day following the due date shall be considered paid in a timely manner. Also, any payments received in the mail on the morning following the due date shall be considered paid in a timely manner, provided they are postmarked on or before the due date.
C. 
Any bills not received as indicated in Subsection (B) above shall be subject to the imposition of a late payment penalty.
D. 
A late payment of fifteen percent (15%) of the utility bill will be added to each delinquent bill after fifteen (15) days of delinquency.