[Amended 1997 by Ord. No. 1604]
There are established rates for water and water service in the
City in the amount and for the term to be set by City ordinance from
time to time.
[Amended 1997 by Ord. No. 1604]
The City declares that $1 per month of the amount in minimum
rate schedules numbered 2 and 4 and the entire amount charged in rate
schedule number 7, as set from time to time by City ordinance, is
for fire protection. Whenever any premises liable for the above charge
for fire protection is located within the boundaries of any fire protection
district, the proper authorities of the City will accept from such
fire protection district or such public water district the annual
amount due with respect to any such premises for fire protection.
Any amount so paid by any fire protection district or public water
district shall be paid on an annual basis. All payments shall be made
annually, in advance, on or before the first day of January of each
year.
[Amended 1997 by Ord. No. 1604]
If, at any time, the rates fixed by City ordinance from time
to time shall not be sufficient to provide the necessary funds to
meet all the requirements of Ordinance Number 176, passed and approved
November 19, 1951, authorizing the issuance of waterworks revenue
bonds of the City in the sum of $215,000, and Ordinance Number 239,
passed and approved October 3, 1960, authorizing the issuance of waterworks
revenue bonds of the City in the sum of $260,000, the rates established
shall be revised so as to fully meet the requirements of said ordinances.
All water services shall be rendered through water meters, except
for nonmetered fire hydrants as herein provided, and it shall be the
duty of the proper officials of the City to cause proper meters to
be installed for all new meter customers and for all premises receiving
water which are not metered and to maintain such meters. The size
of the water meter to be installed in any given premises shall be
determined by the City.
[Amended 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 3153]
All meters shall be read monthly and bills for water service
shall be rendered monthly. If payment of any bill is not made on or
before the 15th day of the month following the period for which service
was rendered, a delayed payment charge of 5% of the amount of the
bill shall be imposed and shall be collected as a part of the monthly
charge for the water. The 5% delayed payment charge will only apply
to the unpaid balance for water service charges and shall not include
or be applied to the amount of any accrued interest.
[Amended 1997 by Ord. No. 1604]
If bills for water or nonmetered fire hydrant service are not
paid by the 15th of the month subsequent to their rendition, water
service to the premises shall be discontinued and shall not be resumed
until such time as all past-due bills have been paid and until there
shall have been paid an additional service charge, in an amount to
be set by City ordinance from time to time, for restoration of water
service. Bills remaining unpaid 60 days after rendition shall constitute
a lien upon the real estate to which the service has been rendered.
The Clerk is authorized and directed to file notice of such lien in
the office of the county Recorder of Deeds, and to pursue such legal
action as is necessary to collect the delinquent charges.