§ 13.04.200. Payment of bills.

A.

All bills for water service shall be due on the first day of the month following the reading of meters or following the ascertainment of charges as provided in Section 13.01.210. All accounts for water services shall be paid at the City Clerk's office on or before the fifteenth day of the month; provided, however, governmental units or private firms with established credit and general offices outside the City of Larned, may be granted additional time for the payment of their account pursuant to their established or mandated procedures. There shall be added to any bill not paid when due, as specified above, a late fee in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the total of the bill. The fee shall be included in the amount of the total bill then due and must be paid in full before continuation of the service or the restoration thereof if terminated prior to payment.

B.

Termination of Service Due to Nonpayment. In the event payment of the water utility account of a customer is not made on or before the fifteenth day of the month in which the account is due, the City may, after mailing or calling the customer advising of the pending termination of water service, terminate the service if the overdue account, plus any additional charges accrued, is not paid on or before the twentieth of the month.

C.

Reconnection Fees after Termination of Services. The reconnection fees for resumption of services after services are shutoff due to nonpayment are as follows:

(1)

Initial resumption of services fee is twenty-five dollars ($25.00);

(2)

Second resumption of services fee is fifty dollars ($50.00);

(3)

Third resumption of services fee is one hundred dollars ($100.00). When service has been discontinued, no restoration of terminated service shall be performed until the next business day, however customers must pay all past due bills in full before services are restored. Repayment shall not be made with personal checks.

(Ord. 1317 § 2, 1997: Ord. 1266 § 8, 1994: Ord. 1091 § 20, 1982)

(Ord. No. 1522, § 1, 2-7-11; Ord. No. 1584 , § 1, 9-5-17)