[Ord. No. 128, 7-9-2019]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A utility service usage period.
The Board of Trustees.
Service for business use.
A purchaser of utility service.
A utility bill unpaid after its due date.
An intentional cessation of utility service by the Village
and not requested by a customer.
An inability to make timely payment for utility service due
to fiscal restraints. The level of economic hardship shall be determined
by using the most current State guidelines for the utility assistance
program.
A billing for utility service which is not based on an actual
meter reading.
The adjustment procedure approved by the Board of Trustees
to recognize variations in the cost of fuel for the generation of
electric power.
The requirement whereby a customer makes some payment each
month as agreed to by the Village.
Service for manufacturing purposes.
Village-owned piping for the purpose of distributing gas
or water to a customer or for the collection of sewage.
The point of delivery shall be at the meter, unless otherwise
specified in the user's agreement or in any other agreement where
it is mentioned.
The amount charged for usage of a specified unit of electricity,
gas, water or sewer service.
A person who is above the age of sixty-two (62) or is handicapped
and has registered with the Village by submitting a statement attesting
to the condition.
Service for household purposes.
The same as utility service.
Piping connecting a customer to a Village main.
Piping designed for the collection and transportation of
sewage.
A temporary cessation of utility service initiated by the
Utility Department.
A cessation of utility service requested by the customer.
Any account owed to the Village for services that have not
been paid or satisfied within sixty (60) days.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, Federal or
State Government, or any unit, agency, political corporation or subdivision
of either the Federal or State Government, or other agency receiving
water and waste services, or to whom water services are made available
from the Village's facilities pursuant to a written water user's
agreement.
The charges for utility service.
The provision of electricity, gas, water or sewer and activities
related to that provision.
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Certain policies regarding the extension of all public utilities,
both within and beyond the Village limits, shall be as determined
by the Board of Trustees.
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The public utilities shall not be sold, disposed of in any way,
abandoned or cease to operate, except by a majority of the votes cast
at any Village election or a special election held for that purpose
pursuant to ordinance.
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The Village shall have, at all reasonable hours, access to the
premises of a customer of any utility for the purpose of reading,
inspecting, adjusting, repairing, replacing, disconnecting service,
removing meters, or otherwise caring for its service, connections
and meters.
[Ord. No. 128, 7-9-2019]
A.
No customer shall sell at a profit, or offer for sale at a profit
any utility service purchased for his/her sole use from the Village.
B.
Any customer wishing to resell a utility service shall do so only
after having first obtained authorization from the Board of Trustees.
C.
Any customer reselling utility service, regardless of whether the
utility service so resold is metered or not, shall from time to time
as determined by the Village manager, furnish evidence that such resale
is in compliance with all rules relating to such.
D.
Any customer wishing to resell utility service may be required, as
determined by the Village, to install sub-meters where required and
maintain records at such customer's expense, for the purpose
of determining compliance with this Section.
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No person shall connect with or use any Village utility service
without the knowledge or consent of the Village or after the utility
service has been discontinued by the Village nor shall in any manner
defraud the Village in the use of any utility service or tamper with
any utility meter or shunt around any meter nor shall be willfully
or maliciously injure or destroy any property whatsoever of the Village.
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A.
The area of utility service shall be within the corporate Village
limits and within the area outside such corporate Village limits served
by any Village utility.
B.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent the Village
from purchasing, leasing, erecting, installing or otherwise acquiring
real and personal property necessary, useful or desirable in the conduct
of its operations at any place, whether within or without the corporate
limits of the Village, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.
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Any utility operating within the Village shall insure that any
pavements, sidewalks or curbing taken up or any and all excavations
made shall be done under the supervision and direction of the Village
under all necessary permits in such manner as to cause the least reasonable
inconvenience; and repairs and replacements shall be made by and at
the expense of the company with all convenient speed, leaving such
properties in as good condition as before.
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A.
Any person desiring utility service or termination of utility service
shall make written application on a form furnished by the Village.
Such application shall be made as far in advance of the effective
date as possible.
1.
A customer may order utility service between the hours of 8:00
A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, except on regularly scheduled
Village holidays. Customers requesting normal utility connections
during hours or days other than those established in this Subsection
shall be required to pay a service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00).
2.
The Village shall not be obligated to provide utility connections
or disconnections until reasonable time has been allowed for proper
planning.
3.
Requests for services submitted on different dates must be accompanied
by a separate fee.
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A.
Prior to connection, all applicants for utility service must post
a deposit equal to the average monthly bill.
B.
If there are not sufficient records to determine the monthly average.
After six (6) months the Village will recalculate the average and
the deposit will be adjusted accordingly. The applicant must pay any
additional deposit or the Village will refund any overage.
1.
Deposits are assessed for each service requested.
2.
If the applicant, or any member of the applicant's household,
owes delinquent utility fees to the Village at the time of application,
such fees must be paid prior to the Village accepting the application.
3.
When a service is discontinued, at the request of the user or
for delinquency in payment, the deposit for service shall be applied
first to any charges owed to the Village; and the remaining balance,
if any, shall be refunded to the customer.
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A.
All connections for water shall be metered by meters furnished by
the Village without charge. All meters shall remain the property of
the Village.
B.
An attempt shall be made to read all utility meters monthly. If the
meter cannot be read do to no fault of the consumer, the Village will
estimate the reading. The following month the Village will obtain
an actual reading and adjust the consumer's bill accordingly.
C.
In the event that a meter cannot be read do to something caused by
or under the control of the consumer, the following steps shall be
followed:
1.
The first time the meter reading shall be estimated, and the
user shall receive a letter stating the problem.
2.
The second time the meter reading shall be estimated, the user
shall pay an additional fifty dollars ($50.00) charge; and the user
shall receive a letter stating the problem.
3.
The third time, services shall be disconnected and shall remain
disconnected until the problem is resolved and all fees for disconnection
have been paid.
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The user shall be responsible for any damage to the meter installed
for the user's service for any cause other than normal wear and
tear.
