§ 14.08.060. Title violations-Shut off-Reconnect and penalties.

(a)

For violation of any of the rules, regulations and provisions contained in this title, or for the nonpayment of any water bill, the city reserves the right to turn off the water without notice and to forfeit any payments made. After the water has been turned off from any service line because of nonpayment of water bills or the violation of any of the provisions of this title, the water shall not be turned on again until all delinquent bills and penalties are paid, together with expenses pertinent thereto as provided in this section. The provisions of this section shall apply separately to each water service connection, whether or not more than one service connection is billed to a single customer.

(b)

The procedure for water billing and shut offs shall be as follows:

(1)

Water bills shall be mailed by the city monthly, on or about the first business day of each month.

(2)

Each city water bill shall indicate that payment in full of the bill shall be due on or before the twentieth day of each month.

(3)

For each bill not paid in full by the twentieth day of each calendar month, the city clerk shall mail to the party responsible for each delinquent service connection, on the first business day following the twentieth day of each calendar month, a written notice notifying the party that the city will disconnect the pertinent water service on or after the twenty-fifth day of the calendar month. A penalty of twenty-five dollars per water service connection shall be added to the bill of each party so notified who fails to pay in full their water bill by five p.m. on the twenty-fifth day of each calendar month or by five p.m. of the next regular city business day in the event that the twenty-fifth day of the month falls on a weekend or holiday. To avoid a disconnect or to obtain a reconnect, of any such delinquent service, the penalty must be paid in full, together with all other billings, penalties or other obligations shown on the delinquent statement.

The notice shall contain the following language and a hearing will be held if properly requested as follows:

 You may request a hearing with the City Administrator prior to the discontinuance of service.

 Your request for a hearing must be made in writing and must be delivered to the City Clerk's office within five (5) days of the date of your receipt of this notice.

 Conflicts with the City Administrator's ruling may be appealed to the City Council.

(4)

City water department personnel shall post a twenty-four-hour notice of water shut off at the premises served by each delinquent service connection on or about the first business day following the twenty-fifth day of the calendar month, and after expiration of twenty-four hours from the time of posting, the city may disconnect the water to any such delinquent service connection.

(5)

Following disconnection of any water service, a reconnect fee shall be paid in the amount of twenty-five dollars for each reconnection to be carried out between the hours of seven a.m. and three-thirty p.m. on each regular city business day and fifty dollars for all reconnects made outside of such hours. The penalties shall also be paid in full, together with all other delinquent charges, penalties and other obligations, prior to reconnection of any water service.

(c)

All penalties hereunder shall be in addition to penalties provided in Section 14.16.020, or any other penalties herein pertaining to city water service.

(Ord. 342 §2, 1994; Ord. 303 §11, 1988).

(Ord. 490, § 2, 2-27-2012)