§ 13.20.120. Billing and payment

A. All bills for electricity furnished by the municipal power plant of the city to the customers are due and payable upon receipt. A bill shall be deemed delinquent if payment thereof is not received by the city clerk's office on or before the date stated on the bill, which date shall be within sixteen (16) to twenty (20) days from the date of the billing depending on the month.

B. When a bill becomes delinquent, a late payment charge in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the delinquent amount owed for current electric service will be added to the customer's bill, and collection efforts by the city shall be initiated.

C. If the last calendar day for remittance falls on a Sunday, legal holiday, or other day when the city clerk's office is not open to the general public, the final payment date shall be extended through the next business day, until four p.m.

(Prior code § 15-204)

(Ord. No. 1211, § 1, 11-19-2012)