(A) The village has signed an agreement with the Illinois-American Water Company to turn off the water source to any service location whenever a bill for sewer service at that location remains unpaid for 30 days after it has been mailed.
(B) The village shall notify the water company and request such shut-off by providing the service address for which the village is requesting discontinuance of water service with respect to the payment of charges for sewerage service that have become delinquent.
(C) If the property is unoccupied and charges for sewerage service are not paid within 30 days after the bill for such service is mailed, the water service may be discontinued without further notice by removing the water meter and shall not be reinstated until all past due bills, filing fees, court costs, and attorney's fees associated with said turn off fees, as well as any turn on fees, charges associated with reconnection to the American Water System, and reimbursement for costs associated with the previous disconnection from said water system, are paid in full.
(D) If the property is occupied and charges for sewerage service are not paid within 30 days after the bill for such service is mailed, the water service may be discontinued upon the following terms:
(1) The water company shall send notice to the service address, via first class United States mail service, of its intent to discontinue water service, not less than ten days prior to any disconnection.
(2) If the charges are not paid in full prior to the disconnection date specified in the notice, then the water at the property may be disconnected without further notice.
(3) Any person affected by the water being disconnected may obtain a hearing before the Village Board of Trustees by requesting, in writing, a review of the decision by the village to have the American Water Company disconnect the water. Said request shall be made within seven days of the date said notice was mailed.
(4) The party requesting a hearing before the Board shall have the right to be represented by counsel of their choice and shall be permitted to call witnesses on behalf of the party.
(5) The Village Board of Trustees shall render its decision at the conclusion of the hearing.
(E) Municipal water service to any property previously disconnected shall not be reconnected until all past due bills, water company fees, filing fees, court costs, and attorney's fees associated with said disconnection and reconnection are paid in full.
(F) In the case of any tenant occupied single-family or two-family premise, where the owner(s) have requested that sanitary sewer bills for such premises be mailed directly to the service address to be paid by the occupant(s) thereof, the Village Sewer Billing shall notify said owner(s) via first class United States mail service at the address on file, of the water company's plans to disconnect service. The failure of the village to mail such notice, or the failure of the owner to receive such notice, shall not affect the right of the village to disconnect the water source to said service location.
(Ord. 1764, passed 11-21-2016)