§ 8-20. Charges.

(a)

A monthly charge established by the Quorum Court will be assessed to each residential and/or commercial establishment not meeting the legal means of disposal.

(b)

For each single residence or unit of multiple dwellings, the fee set by the quorum court for this service shall be collected from residents using city water outside the city limits of Little Rock on their monthly water bills on said premises and to be the debt and obligation of the person, firm or corporation in whose name the water meter for said residence or unit of multiple dwelling is listed.

(c)

Pulaski County residents in the unincorporated area of the county, not being billed on a water bill, will be billed on a quarterly basis by the Department, a fee set by the quorum court to be paid within thirty (30) days.

(d)

In the case of residents that are not attached to a water company that bills for the Department, the fee will be the debt and obligation of the occupant of the property. For the purposes of this section, the occupant of the property is the property owner, firm or corporation whose name appears on the tax records, unless said property owner, firm or corporation registers with the Department the name(s) and address(es) of the tenant(s) occupying the property and a copy of the lease showing the date the lease is to expire or that the lease is month to month by the fifth day of the month that service begins, in which case the fee will be the debt and obligation of said tenants. Any changes in tenancy shall be promptly submitted to the Department. If a property owner, firm or corporation fails to comply with these notice requirements, then the bill will remain the obligation of said property owner, firm or corporation.

(e)

The Department is authorized to collect fees and delinquent fees and penalties in any manner authorized by law. Any fees and service charges which are more than ninety (90) days delinquent on October 15 of each year shall be entered on the tax records of the county and collected by the county collector with personal property taxes or with real property taxes pursuant to Act 174 of 2011.

(f)

All fees which are not paid within the time specified shall be subject to a penalty of ten (10) percent.

(g)

The Department is authorized to collect fees and delinquent fees and penalties in any manner authorized by law. Any fees and service charges which are more than ninety (90) days delinquent on October 15 of each year shall be entered on the tax records of the county and collected by the county collector with the personal property taxes as provided in Ark. Code Ann. § 8-6-212.

(h)

Persons upon whom the charges will impose an undue financial burden may contact the Pulaski County Community Services Department to request financial assistance from grant funds maintained by that department.

(Ord. No. 98-OR-106, Art. 1, 10-29-98; Ord. No. 04-OR-52, Art. 1, 8-25-04; Ord. No. 05-OR-71, Art. 1, 11-28-05; Ord. No. 11-OR-23, Art. I, 4-26-11; Ord. No. 16-OR-10, Art. 4, 3-23-16)