(A) Bills for water service shall be sent monthly on or before the first day of the month, for service finished during the previous month, and except as noted herein all billings shall be payable on or before the fifteenth day of the month. If the bill is not paid in full by the fifteenth day of the month, a penalty of five dollars ($5.00) shall be added. If payment is not paid by the twenty seventh day of the month, an additional penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be added, and water service shall be shut off without further demand. For the purpose of collecting the accounts, the Clerk is authorized to file a lien against any property if any service bill becomes delinquent for more than thirty (30) days. All owners shall be guarantors of tenants and contract purchasers and will be held for any delinquency in such services. There will be an additional charge of twenty five dollars ($25.00) to have water service turned back on for nonpayment of a water bill.
(B) In respect to mobile home parks, as defined by Illinois' Mobile Home Park Act, all billings shall be payable on or before the twenty fifth day of the month. If the bill is not paid in full by the twenty fifth day of the month, a penalty of three percent (3%) of the bill amount shall be added. If payment is not paid by the last day of the month, a penalty of six percent (6%) of the bill amount shall be added, and water service shall be shut off without further demand. For the purpose of collecting the accounts, the Clerk is authorized to file a lien against any property if any service bill becomes delinquent for more than thirty (30) days.
(C) In the event that the owner or occupant receiving water service in the Village issues a check in payment for any water charges which is returned by a bank because of insufficient funds, a closed account, or any other reason except an error by the bank, a twenty dollar ($20.00) service charge will be added to the account. (Ord. 767B, 2-28-2017)