(A) The Water Secretary shall furnish each account holder or mail to or leave at his or her place of residence or usual place of business a written or printed statement stating thereon the amount of water service charges assessed against him or her once each month or at such other regular intervals as the Town Council shall direct.
(B) The statement shall specify the amount of the bill for the water service and the place of payment and date due. If any account holder fails to pay the water charges in full within 60 days of the date due or fails to make a payment arrangement with the Water Secretary, or incurs an accumulated bill of $500 or more, the Water Secretary shall give the primary account holder notice through email, text, call and/or letter of intent to discontinue the service to the property unless the bill is paid in full within five days from the date of notice.
(C) If the water service is thereafter discontinued for failure to make payment, then before the water service to the premises shall again be provided, all delinquent water charges and/or fees must have been paid to the Treasurer or arrangements made for their payment in a manner satisfactory to the Town Council. In the event water is turned off for non-payment of water charges, then before the water service to the premises shall again be provided, the primary account holder shall pay, in addition to all delinquent water charges, such extra charge for turning the water on and off as the Town Council may have established by resolution. In addition to such payments and penalties, a delinquent primary account holder may be required to make and file a new application and deposit if the previous deposit has theretofore been applied to the payment of delinquent bills. The Water Secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to enforce the payment of all delinquent water charges by an action at law in the name of the town.
(Ord. 13-02-03, passed 1-9-2003; Ord. 12-11-08, passed 12-11-2008; Ord. 13-02-03A, passed 8-12-2021)