§ 33-40. Late charges; service restored upon payment of bill; fee for returned checks; fee for replacement of cut-off valve; fire hydrant meter set fee; broken curbstop fee; cut lock fee; reread meter service charge; tampering fine.

(a)

Late fee. Payment for utility service shall be due fourteen (14) days after the billing date. Any account with a balance due fourteen (14) days after the due date shall be assessed a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00). If such date falls on the weekend or legal holiday, then payment is due the next business day.

(b)

Disconnection for nonpayment: Any account with a balance due greater than $130.00, twenty-one (21) days after the billing date, shall be subject to disconnection. The past due amount plus a reconnect fee of $39.00 ($71.00 after regular office hours) must be paid prior to reconnection of services.

(c)

Return connection fee: Customers are encouraged but not required to be present (or have a representative present) anytime service is reestablished (This is recommended in order to prevent flooding and water damage that could result from interior faucets being left in the "on" position, hanging toilets floats, leaks and other conditions that could arise subsequent to the disconnection.) In the event the customer or a designated representative (a) cannot be located on-site when the service is reconnected and (b) the meter registers usage after the service has been reestablished and thus presents the risk of water damage, the service will be turned back off and the customer will be notified of the problem and asked to reschedule the reconnection. Subsequent trips to reestablish service will be subject to a Return Reconnection Fee of $39.00 each if performed during working hours or seventy-one dollars ($71.00) if performed after working hours. This fee is applicable when service has been disconnected for nonpayment; when service to a new account is established or when service has been disconnected at the request of the customer.

(d)

Return check fee. In the event the bank does not honor a customer's check, a thirty-four dollars ($34.00) fee will be charged.

(e)

Replacement of cut-off valve. In the event a customer has damaged a cut-off valve or curb stop to the point the valve must be replaced, then, the customer shall be billed a seventy-one dollars ($71.00) replacement fee, plus the actual cost of materials to replace the damaged item. In the event a customer has broken a cut-off valve for the purpose of removing a lock, an additional tampering fine of one hundred forty-six dollars ($146.00) (see "(j)" below) must be paid before service is restored.

(f)

Fire hydrant meter set fee: Thirty-seven dollars ($37.00).

(g)

Meter box replacement fee: Sixty-one dollars ($61.00) plus actual materials cost.

(h)

Cut lock fee: One hundred forty-six dollars ($146.00).

(i)

Reread meter service charge: Seventeen dollars ($17.00)

(j)

Tampering fine: One hundred forty-six dollars ($146.00).

(k)

New account fee: Eighteen dollars ($18.00).

(l)

Sokoll rate fee: One dollar and fifty-seven cents ($1.57) per one thousand (1,000) gallons.

(m)

Solid waste fee: Thirteen dollars and ninety-six cents ($13.96) (*excluding sales tax)

(Ord. No. 0594, § 1, 11-19-56; Ord. No. 1406, 6-4-84; Ord. No. 1720, 8-19-91; Ord. No. 1746, 7-6-92; Ord. No. 1819, 9-12-94; Ord. No. 1836, 8-7-95; Ord. No. 1872, 8-5-96; Ord. No. 1906, 9-8-97; Ord. No. 2051, 9-25-00; Ord. No. 2099, 9-17-01; Ord. No. 2144, 9-16-02; Ord. No. 2384, 9-18-06; Ord. No. 2556, 2-1-10; Ord. No. 2586, 9-29-10; Ord. No. 2629, 9-19-11; Ord. No. 2679, 9-25-12; Ord. No. 2721 , 9-25-13; Ord. No. 2723 , 10-7-13; Ord. No. 2763 , 9-15-14; Ord. No. 2813 , 9-21-15; Ord. No. 2892 , 9-16-16; Ord. No. 2968, 9-18-17 ; Ord. No. 3054, 9-20-18 , eff. 10-1-18)