When the application for residential connection is made within ninety days of receipt
of the official notice, the applicant may pay the connection and tap fees at a minimum
rate of twenty percent down, paid at the time of making application and the remainder
to be due and payable in equal bi-monthly payments over a two-year period. Application
for installment payments shall only apply to residential connections and must be made
during the initial ninety-day period. Installment payments due shall constitute a
lien against the property. Surety shall be in a form acceptable to the county attorney.
A contract for payment of the connection fee on an installment basis must be signed
by both the property owner and the county. Failure of the property owner to pay the
installment when due shall cause the imposition of a penalty of one and one-half percent
per month and the county may, at its option, upon such failure declare the entire
outstanding balance to be due and payable along with any expenses incurred by the
county in the collection thereof. Failure on the part of the property owner to pay
the installment when due shall also prejudice the property owner's right to finance
any additional connection fees on an installment basis. Upon execution of the installment
contract between the county and the property owner, the county shall cause the property
owner to be billed on a periodic basis and provide for the collection thereof. Payment
by the property owner must be no less than the amount billed but may be for the full
amount outstanding. Partial payment for the minimum amount billed will not be accepted
nor will partial payment for any outstanding balance be accepted. (5-21-09; Ord. No.
2013-11-C, 6-20-13.)
