(A) The debt service charge, administration charge, operation and maintenance charge and any required surcharge provided in this chapter shall be included as separate items on the periodic billing statement. The bill will be payable in accordance with the schedule established by the village.
(B) All portions of the sewer service charge shall be payable at the time the bill for the same is issued.
(C) (1) Charges levied in accordance with this chapter shall be a debt due to the village and shall be a lien upon the property. If this debt is not paid within 20 days after it shall be due and payable, it shall be deemed delinquent and may be recovered by civil action in the name of the village against the property owner, the person or both. On all delinquent bills, the village shall include a charge at the rate of 3% per month from date of billing. If full payment is not received prior to September 15, the delinquent bill will be forwarded to the county for placement on the succeeding tax roll.
(2) In the event of failure to pay sewer service charges after they become delinquent, the village shall have the right to remove or close sewer connections and enter upon the property for accomplishing such purposes.
(3) The expenses of such removal or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service, shall likewise be a debt to the village and lien upon the property and may be recovered by civil action in the name of the village against the property owner, the person or both.
(4) Sewer service shall not be restored until all charges, including the expense of service removal and restoration, shall have been paid.
(5) Change of ownership or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall not be cause for reducing or eliminating these penalties.
(D) The village shall annually notify each user in conjunction with a regular bill of the breakdown of the rates and user charges related to the wastewater disposal system.
(Ord. 129, passed 5-19-1992)