Charges for the usage of Village water shall
be made on a quarterly basis with the first quarter ending on March
31 of each year, the second quarter ending on June 30 of each year,
the third quarter ending on September 30 of each year, and the fourth
ending on December 31 of each year. Charges for usage shall be made
at the close of each of the aforesaid quarters, or as near to them
as possible, and shall be based on the volume of usage for that quarter
as indicated by the meter.
[Amended 6-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-002]
A.
The Village Council, by resolution, shall adopt a
schedule for the billing rates, including minimums based on meter
size for water usage annually. This will be done during the fourth
quarter of the calendar year. The new billing rates shall take effect
immediately and will be reflected in all utility bills following the
new rate schedule’s adoption.
B.
No free service shall be furnished by said system
to any person, firm or corporation, public or private, or to any public
agency or instrumentality.
C.
It is required that the rates set by the schedule
adopted by the Village Council are estimated to be sufficient to provide
for the payment of the expenses of administration and operation and
such expenses for maintenance of the system as are necessary to preserve
the same in good repair and working order.
D.
The Village Council, by resolution, shall adopt a
benefit schedule, including the quarterly capital improvement charge(s)
that each premises shall pay per benefit unit, as established in the
schedule, with said capital improvement charge to be placed upon each
quarterly billing.
A.
Water bills, which are not paid within two months
of the date thereof, shall be subject to a late charge of 10% of the
face amount of the bill.
B.
Any consumer who shall be in default of payment by
more than one quarterly bill shall be subject to having the water
service disconnected, and such service shall not be reconnected until
all bills thereon are paid in full, including a fee for reconnection,
which shall be set by the Village Council on an annual basis.
C.
The owner of property shall be liable for all water
bills incurred for said property regardless of whether such owner
uses the property or rents it to another party.
A.
If the Village at the service line valve to a property
turns off water service for an entire billing cycle, then there will
be no charge for water service.
B.
If a property owner requests the Village to call in
an employee outside of normal working hours for that Department, then
the property owner will be billed for all charges associated with
the call in.
C.
For miscellaneous or special services for which a
special rate shall be established, such rates shall be set by the
Village Council.
D.
Water supplied to a building, all or part of which
is rented, shall normally be charged to the owner or the owner's agent.
At its discretion, the Department may, upon written request from the
property owner, render water bills to tenants. In all cases, however,
the property owner shall be held liable for payment of charges due
for water supplied to such premises and shall be held responsible
for all violations of rules by tenants.
E.
Property owners will be liable for all charges accruing
for water service until written notice is given to the Department
to discontinue the supply.
F.
First and final bills shall be prorated so as to adjust
the bill to the period for which service was rendered.
All rates, charges and/or fines referred to
in this chapter shall constitute a lien on the real estate served
and shall be collectable in the same manner as Village taxes or by
suit of law.
A.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
chapter, or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder, who shall
refuse to allow the Water Inspector access to the premises as provided
herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment
of not more than 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, plus
costs of prosecution and court costs.
B.
Each day that a violation of any provisions of this
chapter is permitted to occur shall constitute a separate offense.
A prosecution which is pending on the effective
date of this chapter and which arose from violation of an ordinance
repealed by this chapter, or prosecution which is started within one
year after the effective date of this chapter arising from a violation
of an ordinance repealed by ordinance and which was committed prior
to the effective date of this chapter shall be tried and determined
exactly as if the ordinance had not been repealed.
