A. Persons receiving water service shall pay the City the fees established by Council resolution for the service. All properties connected to the City’s system shall pay at least a minimum charge. For purposes of this section, a property is considered connected to the City’s system even if service has been turned off.

B. The City shall bill for water service on a monthly basis, and may establish different billing dates for different customers. Payment is due 13 days after the billing date. If a customer has not paid for the last two billing cycles, the City will send a shut-off notice any time after the due date for the second unpaid bill. The shut-off notice will specify the date by which payment in full must be made, which must be at least 10 calendar days after the shut-off notice. The City may add a fee to be set by Council resolution to cover the cost of the shut-off notice.

C. The City may combine billing for sewer, stormwater and other utilities and services with its water utility billing. If less than full payment is received, payment will be applied first to any service other than water, stormwater or sewer utilities, second to stormwater service, third to sewer service, and last to water service. [Ord. NS-2182, 2012]