Boonville Disconnection for unpaid bill ordinance (§ 21-144)

(a) The bill for water service, sewerage service and/or solid waste disposal is due from the date of the bill. Said bill shall become delinquent 20 days after the due date of the bill. Notice of delinquency shall be stamped on the succeeding bill at the time of issuance thereof. Both the delinquent bill and the succeeding bill shall be paid prior to the delinquency date of the second bill or the customer may be subject to disconnection. Said delinquency notice shall state that unless the balance forward is paid by the due date, service will be disconnected. Said notice shall further state that in event of dispute or controversy of the amount of the bill, the customer shall have the right to discuss the matter with the collection office of the board of public works, or with the superintendent of the board of public works to attempt to resolve the dispute or controversy. Disconnection shall be made not later than the five days designated by the disconnection notice. Such delinquency shall further be grounds for a disconnection fee assessed as provided in the city fee schedule along with any court costs and attorney's fees incurred by the city.

(b) It shall be the duty of the city clerk or other representative of the city charged with the duty of collecting or receiving payment for water, sewerage, and/or solid waste disposal services to notify the superintendent or director of public works and other appropriate persons of the premises who, because of delinquency in the payment of bills, are no longer entitled to such services, or either, and the appropriate city personnel shall promptly proceed to cause such services to such customers and premises to be disconnected, and the city shall proceed to enforce collection of such charges by any legal remedy available to it.