(A) Water bills shall be due and payable monthly at the office of the Municipal Clerk. The Water Commissioner shall direct the Village Clerk to charge and collect from each customer the amount of the monthly water bill, established by the Board of Trustees, along with any other charges, properly itemized, due the Water Department.
(B) Bills shall be mailed on the first day of each month following consumption and shall be payable by the fifteenth day of each month. Bills not paid by the fifteenth of each month shall be deemed to be delinquent, as herein defined, the Village Clerk shall give a written notice to the customers of such delinquency and shall demand payment immediately. In the event the bill is not paid within 15 days after sending the said notice it shall be the duty of the Commissioner to cut off service; provided, if the delinquent customer is a known welfare recipient, it shall be the duty of the Village Clerk to notify the customer and the state’s Department of Social Services by certified mail of the proposed termination. In the event the water is shut off for non-payment of any water bill, the Water Commissioner shall access an additional charge of $50 to restore water service to the delinquent customer.
(Prior Code, § 3-109)