(A) A minimum quarterly ready to serve charge shall be established by resolution of the Village Council at a regular meeting after a public hearing.
(B) For all water used during any quarterly period, a water usage charge for each 100 cubic feet or fraction thereof shall be established by resolution of the Village Council at a regular meeting after a public hearing.
(C) Unmetered customers shall pay a charge per quarter as established by resolution of the Village Council at a regular meeting after a public hearing.
(D) There is hereby imposed upon Orion Township an annual charge per hydrant as established by resolution of the Village Council for standby water usage; billing to be made on or about January 1 of each year using a hydrant count as of December 31 of the previous calendar year. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, rates for special supply or for temporary supply for any purpose shall be fixed by the Village Manager.
(E) In the event that a property owner fails to install a water meter pursuant to this chapter, the village shall cause the same to be built in a meter pit or other acceptable chamber with the cost of labor, materials, and construction billed to the water customer on the next ensuing quarterly bill and collected in the same manner as other water bills.
(F) Billing.
(1) For the purpose of making and collecting charges for water used by consumers, the calendar year shall be subdivided into quarterly periods to be established by the Village Manager, and statements shall be rendered quarterly and shall be due and payable on or before 30 days after the expiration of each quarterly period; provided, however, that for the purpose of establishing the commencement of any quarterly period, the first of any subsequent billing may be made for less than or greater than a quarter period. The due date of such charges shall be stated upon the billing therefore, and the same shall be paid on or before the due date stated therein.
(2) Delinquent charges. If any charges for water supply services are not paid on or before the due date then a penalty of 10% shall be added thereto. In the event that the charges for any such services furnished to any premises shall not be paid within 90 days after the due date thereof, then the village shall assess an automatic $250 fine in addition to the ten percent penalty. In addition thereto, in the event the same is not paid within the 90-day period, all services furnished by the water supply system may be discontinued. Services so discontinued shall not be restored until all sums then due and owing, including penalties, are paid, plus a shut-off and a turn-on charge. A penalty of 10% shall be added to and become part of any charge that is not paid before the same becomes delinquent.
(G) Lien upon premises.
(1) Such charges shall constitute a lien upon the respective properties served and if any charge is not paid before it becomes delinquent it may be recovered by the village in an action of assumpsit against the owner of the property served as well as any tenant supplied with such water, or such charges may be certified to the Village Treasurer by the Village Council and assessed against the property on the next village tax roll, in which event such charge shall be collected and returned in the same manner as other village taxes are collected and returned; provided that any charge shall not be so certified which has not been delinquent for a period of at least 6 months, in addition to any other remedy provided in this chapter or by law, if such charges for water consumed shall not be paid within 30 days after the same shall become delinquent, the Village Manager shall have the authority to shut off the supply of water to any such premises, provided:
(a) Notice is provided by first class mail to the property owner(s) according to village records affording the owner(s) an administrative hearing before the Village Manager prior to the water being shut off; and
(b) Notice of the administrative hearing is provided to any occupant(s) of the property by posting notice of the same at the premises.
(2) After the hearing, the village may shut off and sever such water connection. In such event, such connection shall not thereafter be re-connected until all such water charges and penalties shall be fully paid, together with a shut-off charge of $100 and a turn-on charge of $250 as established by resolution of the Village Council at a regular meeting after public hearing.
(Ord. 18.04, passed 10-23-78; Am. Ord. 18.05, passed 4-11-83; Am. Ord. 18.09, passed 11-23-92; Am. Ord. 18.10, passed 1-11-93; Am. Ord. 18.11, passed 9-13-93; Am. Ord. 18.12, passed 8-8-94; Am. Ord. 18.13, passed 3-13-95; Am. Ord. 18.17, passed 5-28-96; Am. Ord. 18.21, passed 6-14-99; Am. Ord. 18.22, passed 5-22-00; Am. Ord. 18.23, passed 5-29-01; Am. Ord. 18.24, passed 6-25-02; Am. Ord. 18.25, passed 8-14-06; Am. Ord. 18.27, passed 11-9-15; Am. Ord. 18.28, passed 8-28-17)