§ 97-6.5 — Delinquent Water and Meter Repair Bills

97-6.5. Delinquent Water and Meter Repair Bills.

Upon presentation to the city clerk of a list of delinquent water and meter repair bills incurred during the preceding 12 months by customers of any municipal utility residing in the city and submitted by such municipal water utility on or before November 1st of each year, the city treasurer shall pay to such municipal water utility a lump sum of such total delinquency. This payment, however, shall be conditioned upon the fact that such municipal water utility has a reciprocal agreement with the city for the payment of delinquent water bills. Thereafter the said amount of delinquent water and water meter repair bills shall become liens on the real estate to which water was furnished or upon which meters were repaired and shall be inserted in the tax roll as delinquent taxes against the property involved or shall be collected in the same manner as are other delinquent taxes.