(A) The following penalties and prosecutions therefor shall not be held or construed as constituting a bar, release or waiver by the Village to the prosecution by the Village for recovery of any civil damages it may sustain because of any such violation, and where it shall appear that such violation has occasioned damage to the appurtenances, machinery, equipment and/or buildings of the Village, a civil suit in the name of the Village for damage to or destruction of all or any part or parts thereof of its waterworks system, sanitary sewer system and/or storm sewer system may be maintained by it regardless of prosecution and collection of any other penalty for such violation. In addition, court costs and attorney fees and other expenses of litigation are recoverable by the Village upon its suit as debts are recoverable as part of such suit.
(B) The Village may elect to file a civil action in the Circuit Court of Cook County to recover the amount of such delinquency as well as its reasonable attorney fees. A judgment thus obtained shall release any existing lien for such services for the amount of such judgment and shall operate as a waiver by the Village of the right to obtain such a lien with respect to delinquency.
(Ord. 00-2245, passed 8-22-00) Penalty, see § 53.99