A. Collection Service: The village shall make available for the benefit of each residential dwelling unit a weekly collection service providing collection and proper disposal of residential waste, garbage and refuse on a schedule and on conditions as set forth by the village from time to time. It shall be the responsibility of the occupant and owner of each residential dwelling unit to prepare and present the waste, garbage and refuse associated with each residential dwelling unit in the appropriate manner and the appropriate time as determined by the village from time to time. The village shall provide reasonable notice of the manner and time of the available collection services by reasonable means to each residential dwelling unit.
B. Charge For Availability Of Service: There shall be a charge for the availability of the service of collection and proper disposal of waste, refuse and garbage provided by the village through contracts with private haulers. Such charges shall be per residential dwelling unit per month for all single-family detached residences, single-family attached residences and all two- to four-family residential structures. The owner and the occupant of each residential dwelling unit shall be liable for the monthly charges. A single structure containing more than four (4) residential units shall be considered a commercial structure and the owner and occupant must provide for private removal and proper disposal of the waste, garbage and refuse.
C. Bills For Available Service: The charges for the availability of the collection and disposal services for each residential dwelling unit shall be payable monthly as billed by the city or its billing agent. The billing for the available service will be sent by the finance director or his appointees monthly and may be included on or as part of other monthly billings by the village. Failure to timely pay the charges for the available services may result, at the option of the village, in the placement of a lien against the real estate comprising the residential dwelling unit and/or the filing of a complaint in circuit court seeking personal judgment against the owner, occupant or other persons interested in the subject property charged for the availability of said services. The election of a particular remedy by the village shall not constitute a waiver of any other available remedy to pursue collection of this charge.
D. Charges: The charges or fees to be collected by the village and paid by the owners or occupants entitled to be served by the waste, garbage and refuse collection and disposal services for the benefit of each residential dwelling unit shall be as follows:
1. For the period from May 1 , 2021 through April 30, 2022, the sum of fifteen dollars forty-five cents ($15.45) per month.
2. For the period from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023, the sum of fifteen dollars ninety-nine cents ($15.99) per month.
3. For the period from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024, the sum of sixteen dollars forty-one cents ($16.41) per month.
4. For the period from May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025, the sum of sixteen dollars eighty-nine cents ($16.89) per month.
5. For the period from May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026, the sum of seventeen dollars thirty-eight cents ($17.38) per month.
E. Delinquencies: All charges or fees established by this section not paid in full within twenty one (21) days after the issuance of any bill rendered therefor, shall be considered delinquent. If the monthly charges or fees as established by this section shall not be paid in full within twenty one (21) days after the issuance of any bill rendered therefor, a delayed payment charge in the amount of five dollars ($5.00) per month delinquent shall be also imposed and due to the village of Glen Carbon with regard to any such account.
F. Responsibility: The owners of any residential dwelling unit and the occupants thereof shall be jointly and severally liable to pay the charges established in this section for the services made available to any residential dwelling unit by the provisions of this section.
G. Abatement:
1. The monthly charges as established by this section may be abated as to any residential dwelling unit in the village commencing on the thirty first day after a residential dwelling unit has been continuously without actual water services available and provided to that residential dwelling unit and shall thereafter continue to be abated for so long as there remains no water service available and provided to that residential dwelling unit. No abatement shall be effective prior to the date the office of the finance director of the village receives a request for abatement as to any residential dwelling unit. The request for abatement shall be in a format to be developed by the finance director and shall include the necessary information to allow the office of the finance director to verify that no actual water service has, is or will be available to the residential dwelling unit for the requisite period of time.
2. The monthly charges as established by this section may be abated as to any residential dwelling unit in the village commencing on the thirty first day after a residential dwelling unit submitted in writing to the village administrator a request for approval of an abatement and the request must meet the following qualifications:
a. The resident cannot physically utilize the carts, which must be verified by a licensed physician; and
b. The current hauler will not assist or provide pick up for the resident; and
c. The resident must provide documentation that the resident is utilizing another disposal method.
In addition, if the village or the contractor providing the collection and disposal service on behalf of the village determines it is not possible or practicable to provide the collection and disposal services to a particular residential dwelling unit due to the limited access to a residential dwelling unit as a result of insufficient roadways or extreme topographical issues, the owner and occupant of the residential dwelling unit shall be so notified that collection and disposal services will not be provided and following such notification, no monthly fee or charge shall be assessed or billed. In making this determination, the fact that access is by way of a private street, private roadway, private access easement or private driveway the circumstances shall not be deemed to limit the ability of the village or its contractor to provide the availability of the collection and disposal service. It shall remain the responsibility of the owner and occupant of such a residential dwelling unit to meet the requirements for the services made available by this section. (Ord. 2017-1, 1-10-2017; amd. Ord. 2021-6, 4-27-2021)