(A) Whenever a check payable to the village is tendered to the village for payment of utility charges and is dishonored by the financial institution upon which it is drawn because of insufficient funds in the account against which it was drawn or for any other lawful reason, then a processing charge of $25 shall be imposed by the village and added to the account and thereon be due and payable.
(B) (1) Utility customers who have made payment with a check dishonored by the financial institution upon which it is drawn because of insufficient funds in the account against which it was drawn, or for any other lawful reason three times in a period of 12 consecutive months, shall be required to remit payment of their utility bills by cash, certified check, or money order until an acceptable payment history has been established.
(2) For the purposes of this section, an ACCEPTABLE PAYMENT HISTORY is defined as having no delinquent utility bills in the previous 12 consecutive months.
(Ord. 487, passed 10-1-2007)