Sewer service charges shall be billed to each user on a calendar-quarter
basis (or more frequently if so determined by the Village Board).
Such charges shall be payable to the Village not later than 20 days
after the date of the bill, unless the Village has extended the time
for payment.
A penalty equal to 1 1/2% per month of the delinquent amount
shown on any bill for services shall be added to all bills not paid
by the date fixed therein for final payment.
A.
Suit. Sewer service charges, connection fees or other charges due
from any person or user shall be deemed to be a debt due to the Village
from that person or user. If sewer service charges, connection fees,
or other charges are not paid when due, the Village may commence an
action in a court of competent jurisdiction; and recover from such
persons or user the amount of charges or fees, and damages, if any,
sustained by the Village as a result of such failure to pay, together
with attorney's fees incurred in collecting said sums, court
costs and such other costs and expenses as may be allowed by law.
B.
Lien on property. As an alternative to Subsection A hereof, the Village Board may direct that unpaid sewer service charges, connection fees, or other charges due from any person or user, shall be collected and taxed and shall be a lien upon the property served in the manner provided for in § 66.0821, Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
The obligation for payment of sewer service charges, connection
fees or other charges due the Village shall be a joint and several
obligation of the user and property owner, where the user and property
owner are not the same person. To the end that there may be attempts
at avoidance of payment of such charges and fees by non-property owner
users, and to overcome the same, the Village may send the bill for
such a user in care of the property owner.
All remedies provided for in this chapter are distinct and cumulative
to any other right or remedy under this chapter or any other ordinance
of the Village or afforded by laws or equity; and may be exercised
by the Village Board concurrently or independently.
The amounts received from the collection of sewer service charges
authorized by this chapter shall be credited to the sanitary sewerage
account, which shall show all receipts and expenditures of the sewerage
system. Charges collected for replacement expenses shall be credited
to segregated, non-lapsing replacement account. These funds are to
be used exclusively for replacement. When appropriated by the Village
Board, the credits to the sanitary sewerage account shall be available
for the payment of the requirements for operation, maintenance, repairs,
and depreciation of the sewerage system consistent with 40 CFR 35.929.
Any surplus outside the purview of 40 CFR 35.929, in said account,
shall be available for the payment of principal and interest of obligations
issued and outstanding, or which may be issued to provide funds for
said sewerage system, or part thereof, and all or part of the expenses
for additions and improvements and other necessary disbursements or
indebtedness, and the Village Board may resolve to pledge such surplus
or any part thereof for any such purpose. All present outstanding
sewer system obligations, including refunding obligations, shall be
paid from this fund as to both principal and interest, unless otherwise
required by law.
Excess revenues collected from a user class will be applied
to operation and maintenance costs attributable to that class for
the next year.
