(a) Bills and notices relating to the conduct of the business of the Municipality will be mailed to the customer at the address listed on the application, unless a change of address has been filed in writing at the business office of the Municipality; and the Municipality shall not otherwise be responsible for delivery of any bill or notice, nor will the customer be excused from nonpayment of a bill or from any performances required in said notice.
(b) (1) Bills for sewer service are due and payable at the business office of the Municipality, or to any designated agent, on their date of issue. The past due shall be the tenth day of the month after the period of service. Bills will be dated and mailed each month.
(2) All bills not paid on or before the past due date shall be termed delinquent, and the Municipality shall serve on the customer a written final notice of said delinquency. If a delinquent bill is not paid by the twentieth day of the month, the water and/or sewer service to the user will be subject to discontinuance, or other measures as State law will allow.
(c) Where the water and/or sewer service supplied to a customer has been discontinued for nonpayment of delinquent bill, the Municipality reserves the right to request a nominal sum be placed on deposit with the Municipality for the purpose of establishing or maintaining any customer’s credit. The reconnection will not be made until after all delinquent bills and other charges, if any, owed by the customer to the Municipality have been paid.
(d) The Municipality shall make all efforts to eliminate interruption of service, and when such interruption occurs will endeavor to reestablish service with the shortest possible delay. Whenever the service is interrupted for the purpose of working on the collection system or the treatment equipment, all consumers affected by such interruption will be notified in advance whenever it is possible to do so.
(e) Any violation of the rules and regulations after written notice to cease and desist shall constitute misdemeanors.
(f) Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter, except Section 921.06, shall be served by the Superintendent with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
(g) Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount no less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
(h) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the Village of Edgerton for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the Village by reason of such violation.
(Ord. 354. Passed 10-1-78.)