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(A) The water charge and garbage fee will be jointly billed on a monthly basis. Utility bills will be mailed to customers on or as soon after the twentieth of the month as possible.
(B) The current bill is due and payable on the first day of the service month. If, and when, partial payments are submitted, the payment will be first applied toward the garbage fee and the penalty fee, if any, and the remainder to the water charge.
(C) Water service is subject to disconnection for non-payment. Households with a private water well will be billed monthly on garbage fees and are subject to all provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996)
No person or owner shall divert in any manner the utility system of the town for the use of their habitation or commercial business, without first entering into a contract with the town. No person or owner shall in any manner damage the utility system of the town. Any violation of this chapter constitutes theft of service and damage to the utility system.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996) Penalty, see 51.99
(A) Any violation or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500. Any day any violation or failure to comply with this chapter continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) In addition to filing a complaint against any person for a violation of this chapter in the Municipal Court of the town, the municipality hereby expressly reserves the right and shall have the right to file a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction under the laws of this state seeking to have any act or omission of any person which are contrary to the provisions of this chapter prohibited or corrected by writ of injunction, or seeking to recover damages therefor or both.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996)