The title of this chapter is "Sewer Rents and Sewer Consumption
Fees."
The purpose of this chapter is to establish sewer rates in the
Village of Sleepy Hollow pursuant to Chapter 14-F of the General Municipal
Law of the State of New York.
The owner of all premises using the sewer system of the Village
of Sleepy Hollow or any part thereof shall be required to pay sewer
rents and sewer consumption fees for the payment of the costs of the
operation, maintenance, repairs and debt service of the Village of
Sleepy Hollow sewer system.
The sewer system for which the sewer rents and sewer consumption
fees are established and imposed is the entire sewer system within
the Village of Sleepy Hollow as defined in § 451 of the
General Municipal Law as it does from time to time exist.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
All sewer consumption charges and fees shall be established
by the Board of Trustees by resolution, and shall be based upon the
consumption of water on the premises connected with and served by
the sewer system. All sewer rent rates and charges also established
by the Mayor and Board of Trustees by resolution shall be based upon
the assessed value of the premises connected with and served by the
sewer system.
Sewer rents shall be billed and payable annually. Sewer consumption
fees shall be billed and payable quarterly, covering a three-month
period.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The Mayor and Board of Trustees shall have the power to fix
rates and charges by resolution for all sewer consumption and sewer
rents and may revise these rates and charges, from time to time, as
the Mayor and Board of Trustees shall deem necessary and proper.
Bills for sewer consumption fees shall be payable in the face
amount without penalty within 30 days following the date as indicated
upon the bill provided to the consumer. Sewer rents shall be paid
in the same manner and the same time period as Village taxes.
[Amended 6-13-2023 by L.L. No. 3-2023]
There shall be charged a penalty on any past-due sewer fee or
usage rate of 10% following the 30 days from the date of the billing,
with each month thereafter charged at a rate of 1%.
Such unpaid sewer consumption fees, together with the amount
of the penalty as herein prescribed and due by reason of nonpayment
of such sewer consumption fees, shall be a lien upon the real property
upon which or in connection with which the sewer consumption fees
are used, and if not paid by February of the fiscal year in which
accrued, the amount thereof, together with the penalty as herein prescribed,
shall be included in the next annual tax levy and shall be levied
upon the real property. Unpaid sewer rents shall also constitute a
lien upon the real property upon which or in connection with which
the sewer rents are used and shall be due and collected and become
a lien, in the same manner as Village taxes.
All revenues derived from sewer rents and sewer consumption
fees, including penalties, shall be credited by the Village Treasurer
to a special fund to be known as the "Sewer Fund." All rents, fees
and penalties deposited, together with the interest thereon, shall
be used in accordance with General Municipal Law § 453 and
all other applicable laws of the State of New York.