(a) Rates or charges for service shall be payable quarterly or such other period for which bills may be rendered. The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the service to such premises, and the service is furnished to the premises by the village only upon the condition that the owner of the premises, occupant and user of the services are jointly and severally liable therefor to the village.
(b) Bills for sewer service shall be sent out by the director of finance during the quarter or other such period succeeding the period for which the service is billed.
(c) All sewer bills are due and payable 30 days after being sent out. A penalty of 10% shall be added to all bills not paid by the thirtieth day after they have been rendered.
(Ord. No. 09-20-3253)
(d) (1) Whenever a person, firm, corporation or entity occupying any premises requests or obtains waste water service from the village there shall be established a waste water account for such premises that shall remain in effect unless and until a final waste water service bill is requested and paid, and a certified receipt of final payment is issued from the village relating to such account. Any person, firm, corporation or entity owning or occupying the premises shall be responsible for all fees, charges, rates, penalties, fines, obligations and liabilities relating to such account, whether such person, firm, corporation or entity originally opened such account or assumed such account upon the transfer of property ownership or occupancy and irrespective of the usage of the waste water system by such person, firm, corporation or entity; provided, however, that any person, firm, corporation or entity who is a transferee of premises for which an account exists shall be relieved of any obligations and liabilities with respect to such account if such person, firm, corporation or entity obtains a certified receipt of final payment from the village relating to such account. If more than one person, firm, corporation or entity has occupied or owned the premises during the pendency of such account, each such person, firm, corporation and entity shall be jointly and severally liable for all matters and charges relating to such account.
(2) Any person, firm, corporation or entity that owns or occupies the premises may seek a certified receipt of final payment by requesting a final waste water service bill and paying all outstanding sums due on such account.
(3) Whenever a person, firm, corporation or entity occupying or owning a premises requests a final waste water service bill for such premises, the village shall have the right to terminate water service to such premises following the issuance of a final bill for waste water services for such premises, unless the village receives a request to establish a new waste water account for such premises. If water service is terminated before any request for a new waste water account is received, the applicable re-connection fee or charge must be paid to the village before water service to such premises will be re-activated. Unless the director of public works determines that a premises is authorized to be served by a sewerage system other than the village's waste water system, any request for a water account from the village will also be deemed a request for a waste water account from the village.
(Ord. No. 2003-15-3085)