A. 
All users connecting with the Village water supply system shall pay for water used based upon actual metered consumption rates as shall be established from time to time by ordinance.
B. 
Unless specifically provided elsewhere, all water rates shall be computed on a quarterly (three months) basis.
Statements for water charges shall be mailed to each customer following the last day of the quarterly period for which such statements are rendered.
Statements for water charges or fees shall be due and payable on the date indicated on the statement. If such statements remain unpaid following the due date ("late payment") there shall be added to such statements a penalty in the amount of 10% of the amount due. The penalty date and the total amount due thereafter shall be separately listed on such statements. Any customer that has incurred three late payments within a two-year period may be required to pay to the Village a security deposit in the amount of the highest quarterly bill incurred within the last two years for the continuation of water services. The fee for any check, draft, or other bank instrument returned to the Village for insufficient funds, account closed, or payment stopped shall be $30.
A. 
All statements, charges and fees, including penalties, still remaining unpaid 90 days following the due date shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent. A penalty and an administrative and carrying charge totaling 3% per month, commencing on the original due date, shall be added to all delinquent accounts, to be collected in the same manner as the original charge or fee.
B. 
When any charge or fee levied pursuant to this Part 2 is delinquent, such delinquent payments, charges or fees shall be a lien upon the premises involved.
(1) 
The Village Clerk shall, after giving notice as hereinafter specified, file and record a claim of lien in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lake County containing:
(a) 
The name of the owner of the premises, if known.
(b) 
The legal, or other sufficient, description of the premises in question.
(c) 
A brief description of the claim.
(d) 
The basis for the delinquent payments, charges or fees upon which the claim is based.
(e) 
The amount of the unpaid payments, charges or fees.
(f) 
The penalties, if any, applicable as long as the amount remains unpaid.
(g) 
The date upon which such payments, charges or fees became due.
(2) 
The claim shall claim a lien for all unpaid payments, charges and fees, all penalties accruing until payment and all future payments, charges, fees and penalties which may become due and remain unpaid. The claim shall be verified by the Commissioner.
C. 
At least 10 days prior to filing the claim for lien as hereinabove provided, the Village Clerk shall send notice of the filing, together with a copy of this section, by prepaid registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to "Owner, Occupant or other party interested in the premises at (insert address)" at the address of the premises and at any other known business or personal address of the owner.
D. 
Liens imposed pursuant to this Part 2 shall be foreclosed in the same manner as provided for statutory liens, and the proceeds of the foreclosure sale, after deducting costs, shall be applied to the payment of the charges, fees and penalties due.
[Amended 4-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-07]
A. 
If a statement for water charges and fees remains unpaid 30 days after the due date, or if grounds for water service termination arise pursuant this section or § 225-131 of the Village Code, the Village Clerk or the Clerk's designee shall notify the Water Commissioner and the person responsible for the water account in question by personal delivery or certified mail (return receipt requested), of the Village's intention to discontinue water service.
(1) 
Said notice shall:
(a) 
Advise the person responsible for the account that the Village intends to terminate his or her water service pursuant to this § 225-235;
(b) 
Describe the amount due or the basis for such discontinuance of service; and
(c) 
State the shut-off date.
(2) 
Said notice shall also advise the person responsible for the account of administrative procedures available for contesting the bill or service discontinuance notice, including procedures for requesting an informal hearing as provided in this section.
B. 
Within 10 days after receipt of notice of the Village's intention to discontinue water service, the person responsible for the account may request an informal hearing before the Water Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee to resolve the dispute. Upon receipt of such request, the Water Commissioner or his or her designee shall promptly schedule an informal hearing and provide the requesting party reasonable advance written notice, by personal delivery or certified mail (return receipt requested), of the time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be informal and designed to obtain all information and evidence relevant to the billing or money owed and the dispute concerning it or any other basis for such discontinuance of service. The Water Commissioner or his or her designee shall make written findings of fact and a written determination, and shall send a copy of the decision, by personal delivery or certified mail (return receipt requested), to the person responsible for the account.
C. 
If, after 30 days, no hearing is requested and the overdue amount remains unpaid or the basis for such discontinuance of service remains unresolved, or in the event that the Water Commissioner or his or her designee determines as a result of the informal hearing that a payment is due and owing and it has not been paid within 10 days after such determination was served on the person responsible for the account, then the Water Commissioner shall turn off the water at the shut-off box of the premises of the person, firm, or corporation to which the water account relates.
D. 
Water service shall not be terminated later than three hours prior to the end of a normal work day for the Village employees, nor on afternoons preceding a weekend or holiday.
E. 
Water service shall not be turned on again until all overdue amounts, penalties, a resumption of service fee, as established from time to time by ordinance, and a security deposit equal to the two highest quarterly bills within the last two-year period are paid, and, to the extent applicable, the violation providing the basis for such discontinuance of service has been cured (or a corrective action program has been approved by the Board of Trustees in its sole discretion).
F. 
The Water Commissioner may also terminate the water service of any person, firm, or corporation if the Board of Trustees determines that such person, firm, or corporation has violated any provision of this Part 2; provided, however, that such person, firm, or corporation shall be entitled to the same notice and hearing procedures afforded to overdue accounts pursuant to this section.
G. 
No person shall in any manner obstruct or cause to be obstructed the free access of any Village personnel to any water meter, shut-off box, or connection with any water main or service pipe, or refuse or prevent full access thereto by such personnel whenever such personnel shall reasonably desire access thereto. The refusal of any person to allow Village personnel access to water meters or to cooperate in any inspection or survey of the water system shall constitute a sufficient basis for termination of water service, after notice and an opportunity for an informal hearing in the same manner as provided in this section for overdue accounts.
H. 
The Water Commissioner may also terminate the water service to any property on which the Board of Trustees determines that a chronic nuisance structure exists. For purposes of this section, a "chronic nuisance structure" is any building for which no certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Village; one or more notices of violation of the Village's building regulations and/or life-safety codes and ordinances has been issued by the Village; a stop-work order has been issued by the Village; and corrective action has not been taken by the owner for a period of six months or more after issuance of the first violation notice or stop-work order. The person, firm, or corporation that is the owner of the property on which the chronic nuisance structure is located shall be entitled to the same notice and hearing procedures afforded to overdue accounts pursuant to this section prior to water service termination. If water service to a property is terminated pursuant to this subsection, the service shall not be turned on again until the chronic nuisance structure is brought into conformity with Village codes and ordinances; or the property owner and the Village enter into a compliance agreement that is acceptable to and approved by the Board of Trustees in its sole discretion.