[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.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 13.08.020 of the 1997 Code, Family residence defined, as amended, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[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.