(A) Pursuant to ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-19-4, to finance the collection and disposal in this village of garbage, refuse and ashes, there is hereby assessed a garbage service charge to be collected from persons, firms and corporations owning or abiding in residential households that receive the garbage service provided by this village.
(B) Such garbage service charge hereby assessed by the village shall consist of that charge made to the village by the contract hauler selected by the village from time to time, and such shall become a part of the user’s water and sewer bill.
(C) The service charge shall be reasonably estimated and established so as to yield revenues that approximate but do not exceed the cost to the village of providing refuse and recycling services to its residential households.
(D) A copy of the above schedule of charges shall be furnished to each customer.
(E) Collection of fees. In addition to any outstanding garbage service charge, there shall be added and imposed any and all additional fees incurred by the village to collect such debt. The additional fees to be added for a debt referred to a debt collection agency or attorney for collection shall be the greater of:
(1) The actual fees incurred by the village to collect such debt; or
(2) An amount equal to 35% of the debt.
(Ord. 2014-23, passed 6-16-14; Am. Ord. 2019-36, passed 11-4-19)