§ 51.07 GARBAGE FEES.
   (A)   Residential. The fees for the disposal of waste material by families shall be as follows.
      (1)   For reasonable accumulations of household wastes, a monthly fee as set forth in the utility service regulations (§ 50.27), attached to this chapter, as amended from time to time and adopted by Town Council.
      (2)   For unusual accumulations of household wastes or for heavy waste, a reasonable fee to be determined by the Mayor at the time such waste is to be disposed.
   (B)   Commercial. The fees for the disposal of waste material for commercial businesses shall be as follows.
      (1)   For reasonable accumulations of commercial waste, a monthly fee as set forth in the utility service regulations (§ 50.27), attached to this chapter, as amended from time to time and adopted by Town Council.
      (2)   For unusual accumulations of commercial waste and heavy waste, a reasonable fee to be determined by the Mayor at the time such waste is to be disposed.
   (C)   Delinquency. All accounts shall be considered delinquent if not paid by the tenth day of each month.
   (D)   Penalty for late payment. If any charges herein prescribed are not paid on or before the tenth day of the service month to which such charges are applicable, then a penalty, as determined by a favorable vote of Town Council members present and voting and reflected as an amendment to the utility service regulations, shall be added thereto. An additional penalty in the same amount shall be automatically assessed each month on any unpaid balance.
   (E)   Penalty for bad checks. Checks accepted by the town for the payment of the monthly fee or any other fees, charges or interest payable under this chapter, which check is returned for insufficient funds on account for no account, for forgery or for any other reason shall be subject to an additional fee, as determined by a majority vote of Town Council members present and voting and reflected as an amendment to the utility service regulations, to cover the cost of handling the same.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 97-01, passed 3-10-1997)