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(A) A water account shall be deemed to be closed if there is no activity of any sort, including but not limited to no usage fees or capital improvement charges being incurred, for a period of 90 days from the issuance of the final bill.
(B) The outstanding balances in any closed water accounts which have a credit or debit balance under the value of $5 shall be written off.
(Ord. 2021-013, passed 4-19-2021)
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES AND RATES
(A) The utility service rates are minimum, not maximum, charges and the village reserves the right and is obligated to increase the same at any time should the revenues prove insufficient to pay the operation and maintenance expenses, debt service, and reserve charges of revenue bonds or financing issued to construct or to improve utility systems or meet contractual obligations.
(Ord. 95-190, passed 12-4-1995; Ord. 96-175, passed 11-18-1996; Ord. 97-104, passed 2-3-1997; Ord. 97-168, passed 11-17-1998)
(A) Water rates shall be as set forth in the village’s fee schedule, as adopted by reference in § 36.05.
(B) Each living unit and business establishment will be charged the base charge regardless of water usage. A home occupation as defined below is exempt from a separate base charge unless it is required by state law to provide water for the public. As used in this division (B),
HOME OCCUPATION means any occupation or profession carried on in a residence in the main building on the premises, by a member of the family residing therein, including the following: the practice of medicine; dentistry; engineering; law; factory representative; insurance sales; and real estate brokering. The reference to “a member of the family” in this section is limited to a person or persons who reside on the premises and is related within the first degree of kinship to the owner or principal tenant of the premises. No more than one other person other than the resident member of the family residing on the premises shall be directly employed in the business.
(C) Should the bill for any service rendered by the municipal waterworks system remain unpaid after the fifteenth day after the date of the bill, a penalty of 10% of such billing shall be added. If water bills are not paid within such time as is set by Council, the Utility Clerk is authorized to have water service shut off at such premises. If such bill is not paid within 60 days, the Utility Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the delinquent bill, including all penalties, to the County Auditor for collection as and at the same time as other taxes and assessments are collected.
(D) Whenever the village is required to turn off water service to any living unit or business establishment because of non-payment of the water bills, transfer of owner or occupancy, or any other reason, there shall be a charge as set forth in the village’s fee schedule, as adopted by reference in § 36.05 for turning such water off and for turning such water back on; except if an owner or occupant is going to be absent from his or her premises for an extended period of time, and requests the village to turn off his or her water, such owner or occupant shall continue to pay the base rate during his or her absence and there will be no charge in that instance for turning his or her water off and turning it back on.
(E) The owner of private property which is served by the waterworks system as well as the lessee of the premises shall be liable to the village for all water service to such premises and the payment thereof.
(F) This section shall be reviewed every year to determine if the revenues are sufficient to adequately operate the waterworks system.
(G) Water charges shall be deposited in the Water Fund.
(Ord. 95-128, passed 5-15-1995; Ord. 95-190, passed 12-4-1995; Ord. 96-175, passed 11-18-1996; Ord. 97-168, passed 11-17-1997; Ord. 98-132, passed 7-6-1998; Ord. 2003-054, passed 10-20-2003; Ord. 2004-007, passed 5-3-2004; Ord. 2004-044, passed 12-20-2004; Ord. 2005-002, passed 1-3-2005; Ord. 2005-024, passed 6-6-2005; Ord. 2008-007, passed 2-4-2008; Ord. 2015-006, passed 3-16-2015; Ord. 2017-024, passed 6-5-2017; Ord. 2017-036, passed 8-7-2017; 2017-066, passed 12-18-2017; Ord. 2018-012, passed 2-20-2018; Ord. 2019-063, passed 12-16-2019)
(A) There is levied and assessed upon each living unit or each lot, parcel of land, or premises having any active sewer connection with the sanitary sewer system of the village, or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids, whether directly or indirectly into such system or any part thereof, a service charge payable as provided in this section and in the amount determinable in this section.
(B) The sewer service charge shall consist of the base charge, volume charge, and strength surcharge, as follows:
BASE CHARGE. The flat rate fee charged to each account regardless of volume of sewage.
STRENGTH SURCHARGE. The charge based on the pounds of biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids in excess of the amount in standard strength sewage, and charged to all applicable accounts in addition to all other charges.
VOLUME CHARGE. The service charge based on the volume of standard strength sewage and charged to all accounts in addition to the base charge. The VOLUME CHARGE includes a capital cost charge for debt service retirement and an operation, maintenance, and replacement charge. Standard strength sewage shall include the maximum strengths as follows:
(a) Biochemical oxygen demand (five-day): 200 milligrams per liter; and
(b) Suspended solids: 300 milligrams per liter.
(C) (1) The standard strengths for biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids, as shown in division (B) of this section, shall be subtracted from the average strengths, as determined by sampling, to determine the extra strengths.
(2) The extra strengths and the volume of sewage charged for the billing period shall then be used to determine the weight in pounds of biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids to be charged for strength surcharge.
(D) The monthly sewer charges shall be as set forth in the village’s fee schedule, as adopted by reference in § 36.05.
(E) (1) The sewer charges provided for herein shall be payable monthly as ordained by the Village Council and shall be made payable at the same time as water bills are payable. The sewer service charges provided for in this section shall be increased by a penalty of 10% of the total charge if not paid within 15 days after the date of billing those charges.
(2) Each sewer service charge levied by or pursuant to this section is hereby made a lien upon the corresponding lot, parcel, building, or premises serviced by a connection with the sewer system of the village, and if such sewer service charges and penalties are not paid within 60 days after they shall become due and payable, they shall be certified to the County Auditor, who shall place the same on the tax duplicates of the county, with the interest and penalties allowed by law, to be collected as taxes are collected.
(F) The volume of sewage measured for payment for each account shall be as follows:
(1) When the user is also supplied with water from the village water system, the quantity of water measured for payment shall also be the quantity of sewage measured for payment.
(2) When the user is also supplied with water from the village water system and only part of the water enters the sewer system, the Village Manager may require or permit the installation of an additional meter to measure the quantity of sewage actually entering the sewer system. The meters shall be approved by the Village Manager and furnished, installed, and maintained at the expense of the user.
(3) When the user is supplied with water, in part or in total, from a source other than the village water system, the Village Manager shall require the installation of a meter or meters to measure the supply of water from all sources or to measure the volume of sewage entering the sewer system. The meters shall be approved by the Village Manager and furnished, installed, and maintained at the expense of the user.
(4) The Village Manager may require, from the user, that the village be furnished, upon request, with information and data on all sources of water within the confines of the premises which may enter the sewer system.
(G) The funds received from the collection of all sewer service charges authorized by this section shall be deposited in a like manner as other village funds and shall be accounted for in a separate fund. When appropriated by the village, the funds shall be available for payment of the cost and expenses of the management, maintenance, repair, and improvement of the wastewater treatment works and collection system.
(H) Each year the Village Manager shall prepare a recommended schedule of service charges. The schedule shall be considered at the first regular Council meeting thereafter for ratification and incorporation into this section. The schedule shall be in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Factors such as strength, volume, and delivery flow rate characteristics shall be considered and included as the basis for the user’s contribution to operation and maintenance costs;
(2) The schedule shall be revised annually and revised periodically to reflect actual treatment works operation and maintenance costs; and
(3) The schedule shall generate sufficient revenues to offset the costs of all treatment works operation and maintenance.
(I) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $1,000, and each day’s continued violation shall be a separate offense.
(Ord. 95-129, passed 5-15-1995; Ord. 95-190, passed 12-4-1995; Ord. 96-175, passed 11-18-1996; Ord. 97-168, passed 11-17-1997; Ord. 98-132, passed 7-6-1998; Ord. 2003-025, passed 6-2-2003)
Editor’s Note:
See also Warren County sewer codes and rates
Water and sewer connection fees are as set forth in the village’s fee schedule, as adopted by reference in § 36.05.
(Ord. 95-110, passed 2-21-1995; Ord. 95-190, passed 12-4-1995; Ord. 96-174, passed 11-18-1996; Ord. 96-175, passed 11-18-1996; Ord. 97-168, passed 11-17-1997; Ord. 2003-044, passed 8-20-2003; Ord. 2008-005, passed 2-4-2008; Ord. 2017-066, passed 12-18-2017)
Editor’s Note:
See also Warren County sewer codes and rates
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