[Added 10-26-1998 by Ord. No. 28-1998]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish a time limit for appeals and requests for refunds for municipal water and sewer bills and assessments.
B. Definition. For the purpose of this article a municipal water and sewer bill or assessment shall include but not be limited to connection fees, hookup fees, user fees, minimum and excess water and sewer readings upon which bills are calculated.
C. Applicability. The limitations outlined herein shall be applicable to all persons, organizations, partnerships, corporations, or any legal entity which is owner of record or recipient of the municipal sewer or water bills or assessments.
D. Time for appeals and requests for refund. Appeals and requests for refund from municipal water and sewer bills and assessments shall be taken within 180 days from the date when the bill or assessment first becomes due. Any appeal or request for refund filed after the one-hundred-eighty-day time for appeal shall be time barred.
E. Filing of appeal (place and manner). An appeal or request for refund shall be considered timely made pursuant to this article when a written request for appeal or refund is made and filed with the Clerk/Administrator's office of the Town of Hammonton for Mayor and Council consideration within the time period of 180 days.