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ORDINANCE NO. ____, THIRD SERIES CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 14.110 RELATED TO BILLING, PAYMENT AND DELINQUENCY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Article III of the Orono City Code is amended as follows: ARTICLE III. – CITY UTILITIES Sec. 14-110. - Billing, payment and delinquency. (a) All municipal utilities shall be billed quarterly monthly, and a utilities statement or statements shall be mailed to each consumer. All utility charges shall be delinquent if they remain unpaid after 30 21 days from the date of the bill. Payments received on or before the 30th 21st day shall be deemed as paid within that period. A penalty of eight percent shall be added to and become part of all delinquent utility bills. If service is suspended due to delinquency, it shall not be restored at that location until a reconnection charge has been paid for each utility reconnected in addition to amounts owed for service and penalties. If delinquent charges are specially assessed under subsection (b) of this section, an additional sum of eight percent computed on the delinquent amount of charges and penalties shall be added to and become part of the amount so assessed to cover administrative costs of making the assessment. (b) Payment for service and charges provided for in this section shall be the primary responsibility of the owner of the premises served and shall be billed to him them unless otherwise authorized in writing by the tenant and owner and consented to by the city. The city may collect the payment in a civil action or, in the alternative and at the option of the city, as otherwise provided in this subsection. Each such charge is made a lien upon the premises served. All such charges which are on September 1 of each year more than 45 30 days past due shall be certified by the city clerk to the county auditor on or before December 1 of each year; and the city clerk in so certifying such charges to the county auditor shall specify the amount, the description of the premises served, and the name of the owner. The amount so certified shall be extended by the auditor on the tax rolls against such premises in the same manner as other taxes, collected by the county treasurer, and paid to the city along with other taxes.