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(A) Duly authorized agents of the town shall have access, at all reasonable hours, to the premises of the applicant for the purpose of installing or removing town property, inspecting piping, or for any other purpose in connection with the town’s service and facilities.
(B) Each applicant shall grant or convey, or shall cause to be granted or conveyed, to the town a perpetual easement and right-of-way across any property owned or controlled by the applicant whenever such perpetual easement and right-of-way is necessary for the town sewer facilities and lines, so as to be able to furnish sewer service to the applicant.
(Prior Code, § 51.09) (Ord. passed - -)
(A) Not less than three days’ notice must be given to discontinue service or to report a change of occupancy. Such a report shall be made to the Town Clerk:
(1) In person during regular business hours;
(2) By first class mail in a post-paid envelope, properly addressed to the Town Hall;
(3) By facsimile transmission to the town’s facsimile receiving unit; or
(4) By electronic mail to the town’s email address.
(B) The vacating applicant shall be responsible for all water and sewer service used up to the time of departure or the time specified for departure, whichever period is longest.
(C) Charges for water and sewer service shall be made monthly, and each user of metered water service shall be billed for sewer service in accord with this subchapter.
Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Water meters will be read and bills rendered monthly, but the town may vary the dates or length of period covered temporarily or permanently if necessary or desirable.
(B) Bills for water and sewer service will be figured in accord with the town’s published rate schedule then in effect and will be based on the amount of water consumed for the period covered by the meter readings, but the amount payable for each month’s service shall not be less than the minimum charge prescribed in the schedule of rates.
(C) (1) Charges for water and sewer service shall be made monthly.
(2) New applicants for metered water service shall be charged for sewer service when the water service meter and sewer service connection is installed, whether used or not.
(D) Bills for water and sewer service shall be due when rendered. Any bill which shall be due and unpaid by the end of the fifteenth day of the calendar month next following the end of the month for which billed, shall be subject to an additional charge, as established by the Commission, and if not paid by the twenty-fifth of that month, the water and sewer services shall be discontinued, and upon payment of the delinquent bill, there shall be added a reinstatement of service charge in an amount as established by a schedule of fees adopted and amended from time to time by the Town Board, a copy of which schedule shall be maintained and available for review during normal business hours at the Town Hall.
(E) Failure to receive bills or notices shall not prevent such bills from becoming delinquent nor relieve the applicant from payment.
(Prior Code, § 51.11) (Ord. passed - -)
(A) It is the policy of the town 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 town’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:
(1) That all bills are due and payable on or before the date set forth on the bill;
(2) That if any bill is not paid by or before that date, service will be discontinued for nonpayment; and
(3) That any customer disputing the correctness of his or her bill shall have a right to be heard by the Board of Commissioners at the next monthly Board meeting at which time he or she may be represented in person or 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 Town Board. The Board 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.
(B) When it becomes necessary for the town 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.
(Prior Code, § 51.12) (Ord. passed - -)
(A) (1) If any applicant believes his or her bill to be in error, he or she shall present his or her claim, in person, at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners before the bill becomes delinquent.
(2) Such claim, if made after the bill has become delinquent, shall not be effective to prevent discontinuance of service, as provided in this chapter.
(3) The applicant may pay such bill under protest and said payment shall not prejudice his or her claim.
(B) The Board of Commissioners may authorize equitable adjustments to be made with respect to any water and sewer service account when the facts justify such action.
(C) Adjustment of accounts, modification of rates, or amendment of rules and regulations shall be made only by the Board of Commissioners in regular or special session.
(Prior Code, § 51.13) (Ord. passed - -)
The rates and charges for sewer services of the town shall be established by a schedule of fees adopted and amended from time to time by the Town Board, a copy of which schedule shall be maintained and available for review during normal business hours at the Town Hall, and shall be paid and collected in accordance with law and the provisions of this chapter.
(A) All residences, all commercial establishments, and all industrial establishments constructed on or after September 10, 1985, shall be allowed to install a private septic tank until such time the town is able to provide town sewer services to the new establishments.
(B) (1) At such time when and if it becomes necessary to install private septic tanks, the applicant shall first obtain a permit and engineering plan from the County Health Department and shall conform to all policies and requirements of the Health Department and the town concerning the installation of said tank.
(2) All costs of permits, fees, and plans necessary for the installation of the private septic tanks shall be at the sole expense of the applicant.
(3) At no time will the town be held responsible or liable for any costs incurred for installation services, fees, or permits on private sewage treatment facilities.
(4) At no time will the town make any equitable adjustments with respect to any private septic tank installation, charges, permits, fees, and/or services.
(5) The applicant will be required to pay any and all connection fees and deposits prior to connection to the town sewer system.
(6) At such time as the town is able to provide sewer services, the continued use of private septic tanks shall be prohibited and unlawful, and connection to the town sanitary sewer system shall be required.
(C) For violation of the provisions of this subchapter, the town may, after reasonable notice, discontinue water service to such violator until compliance shall have been effected.
(Prior Code, § 51.15) (Ord. passed - -; Ord. passed 9-10-1985) Penalty, see § 10.99
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