(a) Water meters are ready monthly via radio transmitter, rendering an actual reading.
(Ord. 52-2023. Passed 8-9-23.)
(b) All bills shall be payable on or before the twentieth day of the month in which rendered. After the twenty-fifth day, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the bill rendered will be added for such late payment. The date a penalty is to be applied, if it falls on a weekend or holiday, shall be extended to the end of the next workday.
(Ord. 54-2016. Passed 7-5-16.)
(c) Bills are payable in person or by mail at the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer on or before the date specified on the bill. Failure to receive a bill or the existence of a deposit will not entitle the consumer to the remission of any charge for non-payment within the time limit specified.
(Ord. 31-1998. Passed 4-20-98.)
(d) Any payment made by check and returned by any financial institution as uncollectible, NSF (non-sufficient funds), payment reversals, etc., is subject to an additional thirty-five dollar ($35.00) handling charge.
(e) Customers of utility billing service may apply to participate in an automatic bank draft payment plan designating a bank account to be automatically debited each month on the due date and in the amount of the customer’s current bill. If the Village incurs two payment reversals of any kind within any twelve month period, the automatic bank draft payment plan for that customer may be terminated. After one year of consecutive, timely payments, customers shall be eligible to reapply for the automatic bank draft payment plan. All plan customers are subject to returned item fees as described in subsection (d) above.
(Ord. 9-2009. Passed 2-17-09.)