Revenues to be derived from water rents shall
be levied on all property connected to and receiving or able to receive
water from the waterworks. The water rent shall include a minimum
charge plus a unit price for the quantity of water consumed as determined
by periodic water meter readings. The frequency of meter readings
and billings and the amounts of minimum charges and unit price for
water shall be reviewed by the Town Supervisor from time to time and
their recommendations filed with the Town Board. The schedules so
determined shall be established in accordance with appropriate Town
law and published and available to all Town water system users.
Additional charges above and beyond water rents may be imposed
on Town water customers, including returned check fees, service fees,
invoice fees and the like.
A. Returned
check fees.
(1) The
Town will charge the account of the intended account a returned check
fee for all checks returned to the Water Office. The amount will be
as permitted by New York State law and will be applied to the customer’s
water bill.
(2) Upon
notice from the Town’s financial institution, the account clerk
shall cause such correction to be made. The actual costs of making
such correction will be billed to the account and the customer’s
failure to pay on the account shall be deemed as delinquent.
B. Service
fees and invoiced fees for additional services and work related to
water and sewer services in the Town.
(1) When
these charges are incurred and go unpaid for a period of 30 days,
the Town will send a second notice stating "payable upon receipt."
(2) If
unpaid by the next billing cycle, charges will be placed on the water
account. The owner, as designated on the application for water service,
is ultimately the responsible party; by completing the application
for water service, the homeowner is accepting responsibility for all
water rents and additional charges placed on the account.
(3) Upon
delinquency, the account clerk shall issue a notice advising that
if the delinquency is not corrected within 15 days, the Town will
cause such correction to be made and the actual costs of making such
correction will be billed to the account. Upon failure to pay on the
account, the same shall be added to the next real property tax bill
of the owner as designated on the application for water service.
From time to time the Town sells metered water from hydrants
to water haulers. These haulers are supplying water to their customers,
who may or may not be Town customers, and the Town has no regulation
over the usage. Therefore this section is enacted to clarify charges
for such sales.
A. Haulers
will incur an initial daily fee as set by the Town Board for the privilege
of obtaining water from a hydrant, as well as incur a rate charge
per cubic foot of water metered at the usage rate used for customers
above 1,200 cubic feet each time the hauler contracts with the Town
to use the hydrant.
(1) Haulers
will incur an interest rate of 10% on balances due past 30 days.
(2) Haulers
will incur a returned check fee upon notice from the Town’s
financial institution.
(3) Haulers
may also be denied the ability to purchase water if billing issues
appear as a result of late payments or several returned checks fees
are incurred, as well as if any legal litigation is needed to collect
charges. Haulers may also be denied connection in the event that unauthorized
use of the hydrants is determined by the Town.
B. Haulers
must submit company billing information and driver information prior
to requesting a purchase, as the charges associated with the purchase
will be invoiced to the company.
C. Haulers
must provide notice of intended purchase, with information regarding
the date of use, length of use and approximate amount of intended
use, prior to authorization to connect at the designated hydrant so
that a meter may be placed at the location and meter reading obtained
to ensure proper billing.