A. Notice Of Delinquency; Discontinuance Of Service:
1. In the event the charges for water service are not paid within fifteen (15) days after the rendition of the bill, then such service charges shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent. If the delinquency and payment of the water charges continues for a period of more than fifteen (15) days, the water service may be discontinued; provided, however, that prior to such shutoff, a written notice shall be mailed or delivered to the persons liable for such bill, notifying them of their right to request an administrative hearing before the Village President or his designee within ten (10) days of the date of the notice, and at the hearing, present their objections to such actions. The water shall not be shut off until the hearing has been held and the Village President or his designee has made a decision on the basis of the evidence presented at the hearing.
2. When the water service has been discontinued by reason of a bill remaining unpaid for thirty (30) days after it is rendered, connection for restoring use of the water system shall not be made except upon compliance with the provision of this section, including payment of the fee required in subsection C of this section.
3. In addition, a lien claim may be filed with the Recorder of Deeds at the Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon, Illinois, by the Village Clerk for any bill for water service which remains unpaid for thirty (30) days after it has been rendered by the Village Clerk. The lien shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill and a notice that the Village claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges for water services subsequent to the period covered by the bill. Notice of the lien shall be mailed to the owner of such premises as shown on the real estate tax records of the Assessor's Office at the Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon, Illinois.
B. Foreclosure Of Lien: Property subject to a lien for unpaid water charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same, and the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as in the case of the foreclosure of statutory liens.
C. Restoring Of Service; Fee: There shall be a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fee to restore the water service, which such restoration of water service will take place only during normal weekday daytime shifts.
D. In accordance with 765 ILCS 735/1.4, the Village shall not terminate water service to a tenant upon a request from the landlord. (1979 Code § 7-4-6; amd. 2017 Code; amd. Ord. 07-02-19, 7-23-2019)