(A) Charges for water supply services to each premises within the village connected with the water supply systems shall be determined by the Council and shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution adopted and amended from time to time by the Council and subject to any obligations and limitations set forth in such agreement pertaining to the water systems between the village and the county or any amendments thereto.
(B) The county as agent for the village shall make all water service connections to the water systems and provide water service to premises at their property line or in the case of a water main in easement to the limit of the easement.
(C) A water service installation permit shall be obtained at the county for each premises proposed to be connected to the system. The minimum size for water service shall be one inch diameter. The schedule of charges for such permit shall be as set from time to time by resolution of the Council.
(D) Charges for services furnished by the system shall be billed and collected quarterly, the first such charges for each premises to be due and payable on the first day of the calendar quarter following by at least one month the date such premises are connected to the system and successive charges to be due and payable on the first day of each quarter annual period thereafter. Said bills shall become due and payable within 30 days from date thereof.
(E) If any charges for water supply services are not paid on or before the due date then a penalty of 10% shall be added thereto. In the event that the charges for any such services furnished to any premises shall not be paid within 30 days after the due date thereof, then all services furnished by the water supply system may be discontinued as provided in this section. Service so disconnected shall not be restored until all sums then due and owning, including penalties, shall be paid, plus a shutoff charge of $25 and a turn-on charge of $25, respectively. If charges are not paid in full by the due date, prior to discontinuing water service, a written shut-off notice shall be mailed by the Village to the owner of the property at their address according to Village records and to the property to the attention of “Occupant.” The notice shall identify a date that is after the next regular Village Council meeting and at least ten days after the date of the notice, when water service may be discontinued if payment in full is not made, and shall include the date, time and location of that meeting, a description of the right to request a hearing at that meeting on the intended discontinuance of water service and instructions on how to file the required written request with the Village. If a hearing is timely requested, water service to a property shall not be discontinued until the hearing has been completed and the Village Council has made its decision.
(Am. Ord. 178, passed 8-26-02)
(F) Charges for water supply services furnished by the system to any premises shall be a lien thereon as of the due date thereof, and on May 1 of each year the Village Clerk shall certify any such charges which have been delinquent 90 days or more, plus penalties accrued thereon, to the Village Council who shall cause the same to be entered upon the next village tax roll against the premises, to which such services shall have been rendered and said unpaid charges, with penalties accrued thereon, shall be collected and said lien shall be enforced in the same manner as provided in respect to taxes assessed upon such roll; provided that when a tenant is responsible for the payment of any such charge against any premises, and the Village is so notified in writing, in the form of an affidavit from the lessor, with a true copy of the lease of the affected premises (if there be one) attached, then no such charge shall become a lien against such premises from and after the date of such notice. However, upon the filing of a lessor's affidavit, no further service shall be rendered by the system to such premises until a cash deposit equal to the average annual charge for services, with a minimum use of 8 MCF (1,000 cubic feet) as security for the payment of charges is paid to the Village or operator of the system. This deposit will also include all miscellaneous expenses and assessments such as IPP (Industrial Pretreatment Program) and capital and other charges for the system. If quarterly payments for services provided are not received, the amount due will be paid from the funds on deposit. If the funds on deposit are exhausted, service will be shut off. Service will not be re-established until any unpaid balance is paid in full and another minimum deposit as described above has been paid. A lessor's affidavit shall include the date of the execution of the lease, the expiration of the lease, and a statement that the lessor shall not be liable for payment for service. Lessor shall provide 20 days notice to the Village prior to any change, cancellation or termination of the lease. If a lessor does not file an affidavit, or fails to provide the Village with 20 days notice of any change, cancellation or termination in accordance with this section, charges for services to any premises shall be a lien thereon in the same manner as provided herein.
(O.C. § 2.26) (Am. Ord. 190, passed 9-27-04)