Weed Municipal Code Art. IV Billing, Rates, Deposits, Delinquency, and Discontinuation

Water service rates shall be set by city council resolution.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

Bills are due and payable upon presentation and become delinquent after the specified date set forth therein.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

A deposit in an amount established by resolution of the city council will be required to establish service, which is refundable or applicable to unpaid balances.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

Partial billing periods shall be prorated.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

Returned payments for failed billing transactions shall incur fees as established by resolution.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

Delinquent amounts shall incur penalties as adopted by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

Residential discontinuation for non-payment shall occur in accordance with the city's adopted policy, which is compliant with Health and Safety Code Sections 116900-116926.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

Non-residential service may be disconnected for non-payment no earlier than thirty days after the bill becomes delinquent, provided that written notice of discontinuation is provided at least ten calendar days before service is terminated. Notice shall be deemed received when mailed to the customer of record via certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, or when delivered via personal service.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

Reconnection shall require payment of any and all fees established by resolution of the city council in addition to payment of any and all delinquent amounts, plus any additional penalties thereon.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)

A. All charges for water shall be a charge upon the property upon which such water is furnished, and shall constitute a lien on said property; and such lien may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction in the manner that mortgages are foreclosed provided in the Code of Civil Procedure of the state. Such charges shall also be a personal charge against the owner or occupant of the property (at the option of the city water department) and may be collected by suit therefor.

B. Any fees, charges and penalties authorized pursuant to this chapter which remain unpaid after the delinquent date may be collected thereafter by the city as provided in this section and otherwise as allowed by law.

1. The city council shall cause a report of delinquent water fees, charges and penalties to be prepared periodically. The city council shall fix a time, date and place for hearing the report and any objections or protests thereto.

2. The city council shall cause notice of hearing to be mailed to the landowners listed on the report not less than fifteen days prior to the date of the hearing.

3. At the hearing, the city council shall hear any objections or protests of landowners liable to be assessed for delinquent fees, charges and/or penalties. The city council may make such revisions or corrections to the report as it deems just, after which, by resolution, the report shall be confirmed.

4. The delinquent fees, charges and/or penalties set forth in the report as confirmed shall constitute special assessments against the respective parcels of land, and are a lien on the property for the amount of such delinquent fees, charges and/or penalties and costs incurred by the city as authorized by this chapter. A certified copy of the confirmed report shall be filed with the city clerk, or auditor appointed by the city council, for amounts of the respective parcels of land as they appear on the current assessment roll. The lien created attaches upon recordation, in the office of the county recorder, of a certified copy of the resolution of confirmation. The assessment shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other property taxes and penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for such taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of city ad valorem property taxes shall be applicable to such assessment.

(Ord. No. 489-2025, § 1, 1-8-2026)