A. The finance department shall send a notice of account delinquency to each customer when the account becomes delinquent.

B. Within fifteen (15) days after an account becomes delinquent, water may be turned off if the delinquent account is not paid in full prior thereto.

C. Prior to shutoff of delinquent accounts, the finance department will send a notice of shutoff giving a final date due for payment. If the customer is not the property owner, a copy of the shutoff notice will be sent to the property owner as well.

D. A nonsufficient funds (NSF) check is not payment on your account. Should the city receive a NSF check for payment of an account on the shutoff list, water service will be terminated with no further notice from the city. In addition to the turn-off and turn-on fees, and all past due amounts, a thirty dollar ($30.00) NSF fee will be required to be paid in certified funds or cash before sewer service will be restored.

E. On the turn-off date, any agent of the department or city may turn off the water service.

F. Interest on delinquent accounts shall be paid at the rate of fifteen (15) percent per annum. Delinquent payments, with interest, shall constitute a lien on the real property where the account is delinquent.

G. The city has the authority to collect from the delinquent customer all expenses that relate to the collection effort including: (1) cost of collection; (2) attorney’s fees; (3) recorder’s fees; (4) court costs. [Ord. 14-08 § 2; Ord. 95-24 § 4; Amd. 10 to Ord. 85; Ord. 170, 1986; prior code § 11.04.100(3).]