§ 38-100. Schedule of service charges.

(a)

The council may, by resolution, provide a schedule of charges to be levied on and collected from owners or occupants of property connected to the city water or sewer system for water supplied and services rendered by the city. Any such schedule may, at the option of the council, base charges for sewer services on the amount of water supplied. Both water and sewer customers may be divided into classes such as residential, business, industrial, nonresident or otherwise, with different charges for the several classes so established and with the right to provide in the schedule that certain charges may be determined at the time application is made for water or sewer services. Schedules adopted pursuant to this section shall be placed on file in the office of the city clerk, and shall take effect from the time of filing.

(b)

Charges levied pursuant to this section shall be debts owing to the city and may be collected in any manner authorized by state law, the Charter, this Code or other ordinances.

(Code 1985, § 50.040)

State law reference

Authority to finance cost of waterworks through established rate system, G.S. 160A-313.