(A) Bills payable; when due. All bills for water and sewer service shall be due and payable on the date statements are submitted to the consumers.
(B) Disconnection of service for non-payment. In the event of the failure of any consumer of water and sewer service supplied by the town to pay the account within 30 days after the same shall become due and payable, the town shall have the right and authority, through its authorized agents and employees for such purpose, to disconnect the water supply and discontinue the sewer service to such premises.
(C) Service fees for shut off and reconnection. Consumers requesting reconnection of their water and sewer service after the same has been shut off for non-payment of charges shall first pay the town in full for all past due charges for service to the premises, together with a fee for the service calls for both the shut off and the reconnection of the utility service. All service fees shall be computed by the town on the basis of the actual cost and expense incurred, and shall be in an amount sufficient to reimburse the town in full.
(D) Lien for unpaid water and sewer service charges. The town shall have a lien on all lands and premises served by its municipal water and sewer system for all utility charges and service charges until paid, which lien shall be prior to all other liens on such lands or premises except for the lien of ad valorem real estate taxes, with which the town’s lien shall be in parity. The town utility liens which are delinquent for more than 30 days may be foreclosed by the town in the manner provided by the laws of the state for the foreclosure of mortgages on real property.
(E) Appointment of collection agent. The town reserves the right to appoint an agent to collect the bills and fees for water and sewer service due and owing to the town from the consumers of said utility system. Any agent so appointed is hereby delegated the power and authority to demand and receive payment of all such bills and fees for water and sewer service due the town from its consumers, and to remit same to the town to be credited to the consumer’s account. Such agent shall report any delinquent or non-paying consumers to the town for the town’s further action to enforce payment, including shutting off utility service to said premises.
(Ord. 1-94, passed 6-23-1994)