(A) All Single-Family Users:
1. Charges for service shall be made bimonthly for all single- family users of the village sanitary sewer system. The charges provided for shall be payable bimonthly on the first day of the month immediately following the end of the bimonthly period for which service has been supplied. The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the service on such premises.
2. All bills for service shall be rendered as of the first day of the month following the bimonthly period for which the service is billed, or as soon thereafter as possible, and shall be payable not later than the close of business on the fifteenth day after the date the bills are rendered. If payment in full of the bill is not made within said period, then a penalty as established by Title 1, Chapter 20, “Fees, Fines, Insurance, Guarantees, and Regulatory Measures” in relation to the amount of the total outstanding and unpaid bill shall be added thereto.
3. If the charges for services are not paid within thirty (30) days after rendition of the bill for such service, such charges shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent, and thereafter such delinquency shall constitute a lien upon the real estate for which such service is supplied, and the village treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to file sworn statements showing such delinquencies in the office of the county recorder of deeds and the filing of such statements shall be deemed notice of the lien of such charges for such service.
4. All sewerage services may be discontinued from any premises owned or occupied by any person liable for the payment of the sewer service bill without further notice if the rates or charges are not paid within thirty (30) days after rendition of the bill thereof. The service shall not be reinstated until all past due bills, including the penalties thereon, are paid in full, plus an amount as established by Title 1, Chapter 20, “Fees, Fines, Insurance, Guarantees, and Regulatory Measures” to cover the cost of disconnection of service and reconnection of the same.
5. It is hereby made the duty of the village to render bills for service for all rates and charges in connection therewith and to collect all monies due thereon. (Ord. 95-2684, 9-5-1995)
(B) All Users Other Than Single-Family:
1. Charges for service shall be made each month of the calendar year for all users of the village sanitary sewer system other than single-family users. Charges shall be payable monthly on the first day of the month immediately following the month for which service has been supplied. The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the service on such premises. (Ord. 98-2962, 2-16-1998)
2. All bills for service shall be rendered as of the first day of the month following the month for which service is billed, or as soon thereafter as possible, and shall be payable not later than the close of business on the fifteenth day after the date the bills are rendered. If payment in full of the bill is not made within said period, then a penalty as established by Title 1, Chapter 20, “Fees, Fines, Insurance, Guarantees, and Regulatory Measures” in relation to the amount of the total outstanding and unpaid bill shall be added thereto.
3. If the charges for services are not paid within thirty (30) days after rendition of the bill for such service, such charges shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent, and thereafter such delinquency shall constitute a lien upon the real estate for which such service is supplied, and the village treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to file sworn statements showing such delinquencies in the office of the county recorder of deeds and the filing of such statements shall be deemed notice of the lien of such charges for such service.
4. All water and/or all sewerage services may be disconnected from any premises owned or occupied by any person liable for the payment of the sewer service bill, including any premises owned or occupied by the person liable other than the premises against which the delinquency currently exists, without further notice if the rates or charges are not paid within thirty (30) days after rendition of the bill therefor. The service shall not be reinstated until all past due bills, including the penalties thereon, are paid in full, plus the amount required by this subsection (B)4 for the cost of disconnection and reconnection of service. For purposes of this subsection (B)4, the disconnection/reconnection fee for water services shall be as established by Title 1, Chapter 20, “Fees, Fines, Insurance, Guarantees, and Regulatory Measures”, and the disconnection/reconnection fee for sewerage service shall be as established by Title 1, Chapter 20, “Fees, Fines, Insurance, Guarantees, and Regulatory Measures”. As soon as practicable after the payment of all past due water and/or sewer bills and charges, the village public works department shall, during the regular operating hours of the department, take all steps necessary to reconnect the water supply to the subject premises.
5. It is hereby made the duty of the village to render bills for service for all rates and charges in connection therewith and to collect all monies due thereon.
(C) Disputes:
1. Provided, however, the foregoing notwithstanding, if any occupant, user or owner of the premises receiving service has a bona fide dispute over the statement, charge or penalty determined or issued by the village, and challenges same as hereinafter provided, then services shall not be disconnected until the occupant, user or owner raising said dispute shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard by the assistant village manager, an employee of the village hereby designated to conduct a predetermination review of the disputed statement, charge or penalty subsequent to notice to the occupant, user or owner indicating to him the amount due the village, the nature of said statement, charge or penalty and notice that his water service will be terminated in the event that said statement, charge or penalty is not paid or adjusted after having said dispute considered by said assistant village manager.
2. In any final notice or notice of disconnection to occupant, user or owner prior to termination of service, the occupant, user or owner shall be notified that if he, she or it has a bona fide dispute, said person shall have ten (10) days within which to request, in writing to the village clerk, a hearing by the assistant village manager. If no request is made, the statement shall become final and service may be thereafter terminated by the village.
3. In the event that an informal hearing is held and the assistant village manager determines that the objection to the statement, charge or penalty is not proper and that the statement, charge or penalty is correct, and in the event that the occupant, user or owner wishes to have reviewed any decision of the assistant village manager with respect to statement, charge or penalty, the amount due or any reduction or increase in the amount due, then he shall have the right to appeal to the village board of trustees for their determination and review of the decision of the assistant village manager. Any decision of the assistant village manager not appealed from within the time hereinafter set forth shall be final.
4. Any request for review of the assistant village manager's decision must be made in writing, addressed to the village president and board of trustees and must be made within ten (10) days after any adverse decision of the assistant village manager and by filing same with the village clerk, who shall place the matter on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the corporate authorities, whereat said matter shall be considered. At said hearing the assistant village manager shall present his reasons for his decision. The occupant, user or owner shall also be heard as to his objection to any statement, charge or penalty and the president and board of trustees shall then make its decision and the village clerk shall cause it to be delivered to the occupant, user or owner within five (5) days, by personal service or certified mail. In the event that decision upholds any disconnection, said disconnection shall take place not less than ten (10) days thereafter unless said termination is stayed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. 95-2684, 9-5-1995; amd. Ord. 2021-4921, 9-20-2021)