The following provisions apply to charges, fees and penalties for water and sewer connections and service, and electrical connection and service.
(A) The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof, and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable for the service on the premises and the charges, fees and penalties relating thereto, and the service is furnished to the premises by the village only upon the conditions that the owner of the premises, occupant and user of the service are jointly and severally liable therefor to the village for all charges, fees and penalties.
(B) If payment of the full amount of the bill is not made within that period, then a penalty of $10 late fee per month shall be added thereto.
(C) (1) If any bill is not paid by the end of the month, a notice will be mailed containing a cut off date. If the bill is not paid by the date indicated on the notice, service may be discontinued for non-payment.
(2) That any customer disputing the correctness of his or her bill shall have a right to a hearing at which time he or she may be represented in person and by counsel or any other person of his or her choosing and may present orally or in writing his or her complaint and contentions to the village official in charge of utility billing. This official shall be authorized to order that the customer’s service not be discontinued and shall have the authority to make a final determination of the customer’s complaint.
(3) Requests for delays or waiver of payment will not be entertained; only questions of proper and correct billing will be considered. In the absence of payment of the bill rendered or resort to the hearing procedure provided herein, service will be discontinued at the time specified, but in no event until the charges have been due and unpaid for at least 30 days.
(4) When it becomes necessary for the village to discontinue utility service to a customer for nonpayment of bills, service will be reinestated only after all bills for service then due have been paid, along with a turn-on charge in the sum of $25.
(5) In addition to the foregoing bills, charges, fees, penalties, reinstatement charge and original deposit, and an additional deposit in the amount of $200 for all properties shall be required, and service shall not be reinstated until the additional deposit, together with all other amounts due, is received.
(D) In the event charges, fees or penalties for service or connection are not paid within 30 days of the mailing of the second notice, the charges, fees, and penalties shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent, and thereafter the delinquencies shall constitute liens upon the real estate for which the service is supplied, and the Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file sworn statements showing the delinquencies in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the county and the filing of the statements in the office shall be deemed notice for the payment of the charges for the service.
(Ord. passed 7-9-1996)