Such rates and charges shall be prepared, billed and collected by the city in the manner provided by law and ordinance.

    A.    The rates and charges for all users shall be prepared and billed monthly.

    B.    The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the properties served, unless otherwise requested in writing by the owner, but such billing shall in no way relieve the owner from the liability in event payment is not made as herein required. The owners of properties served, which are occupied by a tenant or tenants, shall have the right to examine the collection records of the city for the purpose of determining whether bills have been paid by such tenant or tenants, provided that such examination shall be made at the office at which said records are kept and during the hours that such office is open for business.

    C.    As is provided by statute, all rates and charges not paid when due hereby declared to be delinquent and a penalty of ten percent of the rates or charges shall thereupon attach thereto. The time at which such rates or charges shall be paid is now fixed at twenty days after the date of mailing of the bill.

    D.    The municipal wastewater utility shall require from all applicants for residential service a cash deposit of not less than twenty dollars and from all applicants for other than residential service a cash deposit in such amount as shall equal to sixty days revenue, as estimated by the municipal wastewater utility, but not less than twenty dollars as a guarantee against the nonpayment of bills for service; except, that if the applicant is the legal title owner of real estate whose credit is approved by the municipal wastewater utility, the municipal wastewater utility may waive such cash deposits. Such cash deposits minus any unpaid amounts for service rendered the customer shall be returned to the depositor upon the final billing. All cash deposits be remitted to depositors on termination of service. (Ord. 94-33 § 1, 1994; prior code § 26-101)