A. Additional Charges for Failure to Pay Bill. If any bill for stormwater service is not paid by the date due, as shown on the utility bill, a late payment penalty of five percent shall be added to the bill and collected from the user.
B. Collection Costs. Any unpaid bill that is turned over for collection shall be subject to an additional charge, the amount of which shall be established by the Village Manager, upon the recommendation of the Finance Director, in an amount sufficient to recover the Village's costs of carrying and collecting the debt.
C. Unpaid Accounts Constitute Lien. All unpaid amounts of rates, fees and charges for stormwater utility service shall constitute a lien against the property to which service was provided, to the extent such lien is authorized by law.
D. Effect of Delinquent Accounts. All delinquent stormwater utility accounts shall be subject to the provisions of Section 1.04.140 of this code. In addition, no person with a delinquent stormwater utility account shall be allowed either a new utility service at another location in the Village, or a change or upgrade of the service at the premises for which the delinquent account has accrued, unless the account is paid in full. (Ord. MC-2-2014 § 2, 2014)