(A) There shall be and there are hereby established rates or charges for the use of and for the service supplied by the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the village based upon the amount of water consumed as shown by the water meters, as follows:
(1) Rates within the village:
(a) First 2,000 gallons per month is $12.57 minimum;
(b) Above 2,000 gallons per month is $4.95 per 1,000 gallons; and
(c) The meter fee per month is $5.
(2) Rates outside the village:
(a) First 2,000 gallons per month is $18.85 minimum;
(b) Above 2,000 gallons per month is $7.40 per 1,000 gallons; and
(c) The meter fee per month is $5.
(B) Water rates for commercial and industrial users, in large quantities, shall be billed at rates listed in division (A) above. The village reserves the right to negotiate separate water and sewer rates for large commercial and industrial users.
(C) Bills for charges for water and/or sewer services shall be issued to users and are due to the village on the fifteenth day of the month. The rates or charges for the service shall be payable on or before the fifteenth of the month following the month for which the service was rendered. If the fifteenth is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, then the charges for service shall be payable on the first business day following the Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
(D) If payment of the full amount of the bill is made after the deadline provided in division (C) above, then a penalty of 20% of the amount of the bill shall be added thereto.
(E) If the rates or charges are not paid within 17 days after the rendition of the bills for such services, the Village Clerk shall, thereupon, cause a notice to be mailed to the delinquent customer stating that:
(1) Payment for such services is overdue;
(2) A penalty has been imposed; and
(3) The hours the Village Clerk is available to discuss reasonable problems with bill.
(F) If such rates or charges, together with penalty, are not paid within such five-day period, the twenty-second day, an additional $50 penalty for non-payment will be added to the bill. Then, in that event, the Village Clerk shall notify the Water Department to discontinue service by shutting off the water and removing the water meter.
(G) Service may be reinstated only after all charges, including the penalty, shall be paid in full. Reinstatement of service shall only be done during regular working hours, being the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
(H) The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof, and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for all services furnished to the premises by the village. By requesting service, the owner of the premises, occupant, and user of the services agree to be jointly and severally liable therefor to the village.
(I) In the event the charges for services are not paid within 60 days after rendition of the bill for such service, such charges shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent and thereafter such delinquencies shall constitute liens upon the real estate for which such service is supplied, and the Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file sworn statements showing delinquencies in the office of the Recorders of Deeds of Douglas and Piatt Counties, and the filing of such statements shall be deemed notice for the payment of such charges for service.
(J) Intermittent users who have water turned off and on will pay a service charge of $5 for each disconnection.
(2016 Code, § 11.305) (Ord. 19-O-4, passed 4-22-2019) Penalty, see § 51.99