A local resident is disturbed by Clinton's handling of water bills.

Clinton resident Robert Kreitler addressed the Clinton City Council Monday to express issue he was having with his water bill. Kreitler says he was fined a 50 dollar late fee, but wasn't aware it existed until he received a letter from the city. When he went to check out the ordinance to make sure everything lined up, he says the section the city referred him to didn't exist.

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The City Council has acknowledged they need to work on how the get information about the new ordinances out. John Wise of the council says he didn't want to implement the new late fee, but he has noticed a massive decline in homes that have their water shut off. Wise apologizes for any confusion on the new ordinances concerning how the water bills work and says they are still working out some nicks with getting the information out to the public.

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Mayor Carol Peters is pleased Kreitler brought the issue to the council's attention. She says they will research the issue and make sure the right section will be listed on the warning documents.

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The City Council says they are looking at a way to make it possible for Clinton residents to look at ordinances online. Mayor Peters acknowledges that sometimes people get stuff from the city skim it once and then throw it out.

They are working on researching the false ordinance section and changing it to the correct ordinance.