For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BILL. The statement of account for municipal utility services rendered by the town to a customer and due and payable to the town by the customer.
CUSTOMER. The deeded owner and/or any renter/tenant of the property receiving trash and/or water service and/or stormwater service.
DELINQUENT CUSTOMER. Any person, firm, corporation or entity who fails to pay any current charges or portion thereof for any municipal utility by the due date of the bill.
DEPOSIT.
(1) An amount specified in the town's various rate ordinances that is charged to any customer setting up service in their name and customers that have been shut off for water service reconnected that do not have a current deposit or fully funded water deposit held by the town.
(2) Upon termination of water service, either express or implied, the town will apply any water meter deposit towards any balance due on any account pertaining to water, stormwater, hydrant fee, or trash collection services, before issuing a refund of any customer water deposit being held by the town.
DISCONNECT. The water services shall not be made available to any person, firm, corporation, or entity due to non-payment.
MUNICIPAL UTILITY. The water, trash or stormwater departments or system of the Town of Ingalls, Indiana.
PAST DUE AMOUNT. Any current charges or portion thereof for any municipal utility which remain unpaid past the due date of the bill on which such current charges first appear.
PROMISSORY AGREEMENT.
(1) A contract between customer and the town allowing the customer to make payments to the town to pay any current or past due charges or portion thereof for any municipal utility within the time period stated in the agreement made between the customer and the town.
(2) As stated in the promissory note (referred to as "promissory agreement") if the customer does not pay as agreed as that contract states payment will be made, then that customer is immediately in default and since that customer has already been notified of their delinquent status, the town will, without further notice, take immediate collection action. This action may include, but will not be limited, to the disconnection of water service to the customer, the filing of a sewer/storm lien on the customer and/or the turning over of the account to a collection agency for collection.
(3) Promissory agreements will be for equal monthly payments over a time period not to exceed 12 months.
TOWN. The Town of Ingalls, Indiana, the Town Council of Ingalls, Indiana, the Board of Directors of the Ingalls Municipal Utilities, and any municipal subdivision or department of the town of any designated agent authorized to act on behalf of the town.
(Ord. - -, passed 4-26-2021)