A. Set By Town Council: The rates, penalty fee for delinquency in payment, connection fees, inspection fees, reconnection fees and other charges incidental to the connection and services from the town's culinary water system shall be fixed from time to time by resolution enacted by the town council. The town council may, from time to time, promulgate rules for levying, billing, guaranteeing, and collecting charges for culinary water services and all other rules necessary for the management and control of the system. Rates for services furnished shall be uniform with respect to each class or classes of service established or that may hereafter be established. Rates may be established at different levels for premises outside the corporate boundaries of the town.
B. Special Rates: The town council may, from time to time, fix by agreement or resolution special rates and conditions for users using exceptionally large amounts of water service or making use of the system under exceptional circumstances, upon such terms and conditions as they may deem proper.
C. Delinquency; Discontinuance Of Service:
1. Statement: The town clerk or superintendent shall mail or otherwise deliver to the address as appears on the application or as changed by written request of applicant, a written statement outlining the amount of water service charges assessed for the prior month or other intervals as the town council shall direct.
2. Payment Date: The statement shall specify the amount of the bill for the water service and the place of payment and date due. If any person fails to pay the water charges within thirty (30) days from the date due, the town clerk or superintendent shall give the consumer notice in writing of intention to discontinue the service to the consumer unless the consumer pays the bill in full within five (5) days from the date of notice.
3. Disconnection; Reconnection: If the culinary water service is thereafter discontinued for failure to make payment, then before the water service to the premises shall again be provided, all delinquent water charges and reconnection fees or charges must be paid to the town or arrangements made for their payment in a manner satisfactory to the town. A reconnection charge for turning the water on shall be paid before redelivery of water. Until amended by a resolution, there shall be a charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) for redelivery of water. In addition to such payments and penalties, a delinquent consumer may be required to make and file a new application. The town clerk is hereby authorized and empowered to enforce the payment of all delinquent water charges by an action at law in the name of the town, apart from and in addition to the remedies stated in this subsection.
4. Interest: Delinquencies or amounts associated with the nonpayment for any water service, or the initial hookup fee shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month from a given due date. (Ord., 10-14-2010; amd. Ord. 2023-01, 1-12-2023)