§ 54-14. Meter reading, billing, collection.

Water meters shall be kept free of vehicles, excessive soil, shrubs, trash or other obstructions. Failure to do so will result in a meter reread fee as set by the board of commissioners in the town's fee schedule.

(1)

Meters shall be read and bills rendered at intervals set, from time to time, by the town. The town reserves the right to vary the dates or length of period covered, temporarily or permanently, if necessary or desirable.

(2)

Bills for water shall be calculated in accordance with the town's published rate schedule then in effect and shall be based on the amount consumed for the period covered by the meter readings.

(3)

Charges for service shall commence when the meter is installed and/or connection is made to the system, regardless of whether the service is used.

(4)

Readings from different meters shall not be combined for billing, irrespective of the fact that said meters may be for the same or different premises, or for the same or different users, or for the same or different services.

(5)

Bills are due and payable upon receipt and shall become delinquent if not paid by the due date. A penalty of ten percent of the current bill will be applied after the due date for each month in which the bill is delinquent.

(6)

Failure to receive bills or notices shall not prevent such bills from becoming delinquent or relieve the user from payment.

(7)

All unpaid balances shall be collected as provided in this chapter for collection and/or disconnection.

(Ord. No. 2009-01, 1-13-2009; Ord. No. 2014-02, 2-13-2014; Ord. No. 2015-15, Art. 5, 12-9-2015)