A. Payment Of Bills; Penalty And Lien For Nonpayment: All bills for water service shall be payable monthly or bimonthly as the President and Trustees shall direct. Any bill not paid by the tenth day of the month following the month of use, or billing, as the case may be, shall have added thereto the sum of ten percent (10%) per month as a penalty. In addition thereto, all unpaid water bills shall constitute a lien against the premises on which installed. Upon the application for any water facility, the owner of said property shall be notified in writing by the Village Superintendent, as directed by the Village President and Trustees. Such notice to the owner of said property shall state that if any bills for the use of water service shall become delinquent, the same shall constitute a lien against said premises.
B. Change Of Location Of Service:
1. Any person moving into a property between the twenty fifth of one month and the fifth of the following month shall not be charged an extra minimum charge. At any other time, the hookup fee and at least the minimum amount will be charged.
2. For those who own rental property, there will be two (2) weeks from the date the renter moves off the premises allowed for cleanup without charge. Said owner shall have fifteen (15) days to satisfy any service billing. Failure of the owner to satisfy said billing within the time allowed may result in a violation or assessment of lien against the premises to be filed against the owner. (Ord., 10-14-2004)
C. Checks Returned For Insufficient Funds: If a check used to satisfy a bill for water, sewer or any other service provided by the Village is returned for any reason unpaid, these services will be terminated immediately. If the check is not taken care of within ten (10) working days, it will be turned over to the Henderson County State's attorney. A reconnect fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) and a returned check fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00), plus bank charges, will be charged and must be paid before water service is restored. (Ord. 2005-2, 10-3-2005)
D. Discontinuance Of Service; Reconnection Fee; Grievances: Any water bill, or bill for water or sewer service, or installation, which remains unpaid for a period of fifteen (15) days or the twenty fifth day of the month following the month of use, shall be cause for immediate disconnection of said service. In such event, the superintendent shall notify the occupant and owner of said premises, by way of the postal service, of the delinquency. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to reconnect such service shall be charged. The first notice of delinquency shall notify the responsible party that in the event of disagreement in regard to the bill for such water service, or for water or sewer service, the party shall have the right to request a hearing on the same. If such hearing is requested, the village board water committee shall advise the complainant of the date, time and place of such hearing, at which time and place the superintendent shall hear said case on its merits. The chair of the water committee is hereby appointed hearing officer for such purposes and shall decide said case and reduce his determination to writing and shall give a copy of such decision to the complainant in person if such person is present and/or, within twenty four (24) hours thereafter, mail a copy to the complainant at the last known address for such person. If the decision shall be adverse to the complainant, such service shall be terminated not sooner than forty eight (48) hours after the hour of determination of such matter by the hearing officer. (Ord. 2015-04-06, 4-6-2015)
E. Charges A Lien:
1. Whenever a bill for water or sewer service remains unpaid after the twenty fifth day of the month following the month of use or billing, as the case may be, the village treasurer shall file with the county recorder of deeds a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill, and a notice that the village claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
2. If the user whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises and the village treasurer has notice of this, notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises who will have ten (10) days within which to satisfy the water or sewer bill. (Ord. W201, 3-17-1986; amd. 2006 Code)