(a) Upon the violation of any prohibition, limitation or provision of this chapter, the Authority shall serve written notice, by actual delivery or certified mail, upon the user. Such written notice shall adequately state the nature of the violation and provide at least ten days for the correction of the violation, unless the Authority finds a shorter period is required to protect the public health, safety or welfare.
(b) If the violation is not corrected by timely compliance, the Authority may order any person who causes such violation, or allows an unauthorized discharge, to show cause before the City Council why service should not be terminated.
(1) A notice shall be served on the offending party specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the City Council regarding the violation and directing the offending party to show cause before the City Council why an order should not be made directing the termination of service.
(2) The notice of hearing shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least fifteen days before the hearing.
(3) In the case of a noncomplying corporation, service may be made on any agent or officer of such corporation.
(c) The City Council may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence, or may designate any members, officers or employees to:
(1) Issue, in the name of the City Council, notices of hearings requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in any such hearings;
(2) Take the evidence of the matter involved; and
(3) Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and other evidence, together with recommendations, to the City Council for action thereon.
(d) At any public hearing, testimony taken before the City Council or any person designated must be under oath and recorded stenographically. The transcript, so recorded, will be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of the usual charges therefor.
(e) After the City Council has reviewed the evidence, an order may be issued to the party responsible for the violation directing that, following a specified time-period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances shall have been installed, or existing treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are properly operated, and such further orders and directions as are necessary and appropriate.
(Ord. 95-16. Passed 9-18-95; Ord. 2022-18. Passed 5-16-22.)