§ 74-1. Payment of utility services.

Payment of charges for utility services may be made by personal check. However, if a check is returned to the city for nonpayment, an additional charge of five percent of the amount of the utility charge or an amount as set forth in the schedule of fees and charges, whichever is greater, per check shall be assessed as a penalty and shall become a part of the utility charge. If a customer has three checks for utility services returned in a period of six months, the customer will no longer be able to pay by personal check for a period of one year from the date on which the third returned check was received by the city. In such instances, payment shall be made in cash, by certified or cashier's check, or by money order. After the one-year period, the customer may resume payment by personal check.

(Code 1976, § 19-1)