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(A) No free service shall be furnished by the system to the village or to any person, firm or corporation, public or private, or to any public agency or instrumentality. Charges for services furnished by the system shall be billed and collected monthly. Such charges shall become due at such times not exceeding 30 days after the water bill is rendered, as shall be established by resolution of the Council, and if charges are not paid on or before such due date, plus a penalty of 10%. Except for water used for fires under the mutual aid agreement with other municipalities and fire departments, no charges will be issued for water to fight fires.
(B) (1) It is the policy of the village to discontinue utility service to customers by reason of nonpayment of bills only after notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard on disputed bills. The village’s form for application for utility service and all bills shall contain, in addition to the title, address, room number, and telephone number of the official in charge of billing, clearly visible and easily readable provisions to the effect:
(a) That all bills are due and payable on or before the date set forth on the bill; and
(b) That if any bill is not paid by or before that date, a second bill will be mailed containing a cutoff notice that if the bill is not paid within ten days of the mailing of the second bill, service will be discontinued for nonpayment; and
(c) That any customer disputing the correctness of his or her bill shall have a right to a hearing at which time he or she may be represented in person and by counsel or any other person of his or her choosing and may present orally or in writing his or her complaint and contentions to the village official in charge of utility billing. This official shall be authorized to order that the customer’s service not be discontinued and shall have the authority to make a final determination of the customer’s complaint.
(2) Requests for delays or waiver of payment will not be entertained; only questions of proper and correct billing will be considered. In the absence of payment of the bill rendered or resort to the hearing procedure provided herein, service will be discontinued at the time specified, but in no event until the charges have been due and unpaid for at least 30 days.
(3) When it becomes necessary for the village to discontinue utility service to a customer for nonpayment of bills, service will be reinstated only after all bills for service then due have been paid, along with a turn-on charge in the sum of $50.
(C) All billing will be sent to the property owner for payment.
(Ord. 2009-02, passed - -2009; Ord. 2009-02, passed 7-8-2019) Penalty, see § 51.99
Charges for services furnished by the system to any premises shall be a lien thereon, and on May 1 of each year the person or agency charged with the management of said system shall certify any such charges which have been delinquent six months or more to the Village Assessor, who shall enter the same upon the next tax roll against the premises to which such services shall have been rendered, and said charges shall be collected and said lien shall be enforced in the same manner as provided in respect to taxes assessed upon such roll, and property owner will be responsible for payment of all charges.
(Ord. 2009-02, passed - -2009) Penalty, see § 51.99
Rates shall be fixed and revised from time to time by the Council. The rates hereinbefore established shall be sufficient to provide for the payment of the expenses of administration and operation of the system and such expenses for the maintenance thereof as may be necessary to preserve the same in good repair and working order.
(Ord. 2009-02, passed - -2009)
WELLHEAD PROTECTION
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED WELL. Any well that may be driven, drilled or dug, which is no longer in use.
AQUIFER. A geologic formation, group of formations or part of formation capable of storing and yielding a significant amount of ground water to wells or springs.
HAZARD OR POTENTIAL HAZARD TO AQUIFER. Any chemical or material, may it be gas, solid or liquid form, that may be harmful to public health, safety, welfare or the environment.
WELL. Includes any apparatus that is driven, dug or drilled that may penetrate the layers of the aquifer to cause a hazard or potential hazard.
WELLHEAD PROTECTION. Protecting the village’s water system (wells, distribution system and aquifer) from any hazard or potential hazard that may penetrate protected layers of the aquifer.
(Ord. 30, passed 12-4-2001)
It shall be unlawful and punishable as provided herein for any person, partnership or corporation to install a new well in the village, if village water supply is available. In the event that a new well is installed for exploratory purposes only, it shall be installed and plugged under the rules and regulations of County and State Health Codes. Demolition to be removed from the village. In the event that a new well is installed for exploratory purposes only, it shall be installed and subsequently plugged in accordance with the rules and regulations of the county and state health codes, as amended, at the property owner’s sole cost and expense.
(Ord. 30, passed 12-4-2001) Penalty, see § 51.99
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