Chapter 3.02
UTILITY BILLINGS, DELINQUENT CHARGES AND LIENS

Sections:

3.02.010    City responsibility.

3.02.020    Billings.

3.02.030    Due date.

3.02.040    Delinquencies.

3.02.050    New accounts.

3.02.060    Liens.

3.02.010 City responsibility.

This chapter shall be administered by the city administrator or his/her designee. The city administrator shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to administer this chapter, including customer responsibility, credit arrangements, billing cycles, delinquent charges, required deposits and related matters, provided they are not in conflict with the intent herewith. (Ord. 1313-391 § 4 (part), 1991)

3.02.020 Billings.

The city shall bill monthly for water, sewer, garbage and any other utilities as may from time to time be set forth in this code. (Ord. 1313-391 § 4 (part), 1991)

3.02.030 Due date.

The charges for all utilities shall be due and payable within thirty-five days from the date of the billing for such utilities. Any billing which has not been paid in full by the due date shall be considered delinquent unless credit arrangements have been made. (Ord. 1537-0700 § 1, 2000: Ord. 1313-391 § 4 (part), 1991)

3.02.040 Delinquencies.

Any delinquent portion of a utility billing shall cause the entire billing to be considered delinquent. A reasonable penalty shall be placed against any delinquent account and a notice of delinquency mailed to the address shown on the account records for billing. The delinquent notice shall state the amount needed to bring the account current, the date the water service to the account will be disconnected if payment is not made and any other information deemed required by any law or regulation. In the event the city must send an employee to the account location to shut off the water service for nonpayment, a reasonable charge shall be levied to the account for the nonpayment. (Ord. 1313-391 § 4 (part), 1991)

3.02.050 New accounts.

There shall be added to the billing of any new account a reasonable fee to cover the cost of administering such new account. (Ord. 1313-391 § 4 (part), 1991)

3.02.060 Liens.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a waiver of liens. The city may, as directed in RCW 35A.21.100, as the same presently exists or as may be hereafter amended, place a lien against property to enforce the collection of any delinquent utility charges. All costs and expenses incurred to carry out the lien to any account may be assessed to same. (Ord. 1313-391 § 4 (part), 1991)