(a) The billing and collection of sanitary sewer charges is hereby delegated to the Director of Finance of the Village to be assessed, levied and collected quarterly in conjunction with the administration of the charges for water service supplied by the Village. The same shall be subject to and governed by the valid and applicable rules and regulations from time to time established by the Village with respect to the collection of water charges. To insure that the revenue collected is sufficient to support the system, an annual audit, or more often if required, shall be made and the rates will be adjusted accordingly.
(b) At least once annually, the billing statement shall show the separate charges applied to debt service charges and user charges, if applicable.
(c) The sanitary sewer charges shall be a lien upon the entire delinquent real property owned by the person served by the Richfield sanitary sewer system, and certification of delinquent payments to the County Auditor for special assessment upon the tax duplicate, shall be in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code.
(d) Any sanitary sewer charges which are certified delinquent to the County Auditor shall be subject to a ten percent (10%) surcharge. Sanitary sewer charges shall be considered delinquent if not paid within thirty days after due and payable.
(e) The Administrator is hereby authorized to discontinue either the delinquent consumer's water service or sewer service, whichever is more practicable and feasible to the Village at any time after due delinquency notification to the consumer. A delinquent account shall never be allowed to continue after 180 days from the original billing date.
(f) The owners of mobile home courts, apartment buildings and commercial or industrial complexes shall furnish the Village with an accurate and true list of consumer units occupying his or her lands or buildings that are served by a master water meter. This number shall apply to each billing unless the number of units increases or decreases which shall be reported to the Village immediately or may be reported at set intervals as agreed upon by the Administrator.
(g) In the event the consumer has utilized the sewer service less than a full billing period and the water service has been curtailed by the Village or proper notification has been given to the Village, the minimum charge may be pro-rated at no less than a monthly basis provided the water consumption is also less than the average of 9,125 gallons per month.
(h) The Village shall have the right to enter into contract with industrial users; however, the contract shall not be in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 5-1991. Passed 1-17-91.)