(A) Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity ("debtor") owing any fine, penalty, cost, tax, user charge, fee, judgment, financial contractual obligation or any other debt to the village or any person, partnership, corporation or entity under the control of such debtor, or lessee or user of the debtor's property, shall not be entitled to any village service, permit, license or other village action or approval unless that debt is paid in full or the Village Administrator or his/her designee has approved a payment arrangement for the debt owed.
(B) This section shall not prohibit water or sewer service or any emergency village service to a debtor such as from the Police or Fire Departments.
(C) Whenever any fine, charge, penalty or payment is due pursuant to any provision in this code and is not paid after the village sends, mails or otherwise delivers notice (unless a different period is stated elsewhere in this code) to the debtor, the village may impose a penalty of 10% of the debt owed for every 30 days of nonpayment after being noticed of such default of debt due.
(D) Whenever any fine, charge, penalty or payment is due pursuant to any provision in this code and is not paid after the village sends, mails or otherwise delivers notice (unless a different period is stated elsewhere in this code) to the debtor, the village may transfer such fine, charge, penalty or payment to a private collection agency of the village's choosing or to an attorney for collection purposes. Any such collection agency or attorney shall, for purposes of collection of such fine, charge, penalty or payment, be deemed an agent of the village. All costs or attorneys' fees incurred by the village for the collection of any fines, charges, penalties or payments transferred to any such collection agency or attorney shall be assessed against the debtor as an additional fine, charge, penalty or payment, subject to any applicable statutory limits.
(E) In addition to such fine, charge, penalty or payment imposed pursuant to divisions (C) and (D), the debtor shall pay any other fee or penalty imposed pursuant to this code.
(Ord. 16-28, passed 8-15-2016; Am. Ord. 19-33, passed 10-21-2019)