[Adopted 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 9-1992]
[Amended 8-23-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
A.
The sewer rates shall be as established by resolution of the Board
of Trustees following a public hearing upon at least 10 days'
notice.
B.
Each premises located within the Village of Alexandria Bay corporate
limits shall be charged the "inside Village" rate for sewer.
C.
In the event that the Village is supplying sewer service to premises
located outside the Village corporation limits, such premises shall
be charged the "outside Village" rate for sewer service.
D.
Sewer usage shall be billed to the exact number of gallons used during
the billing period based on metered water consumption.
E.
Annual charge/total user cost statement of policy. In order to establish
and operate the Sewer Department and the sewage treatment plant of
the Village as a separate utility and to ensure its proper operation,
repair and maintenance, it shall be the policy of the Village to establish
and impose a scale of annual charges for the use of the sewer system
or any parts thereof. The annual charge shall consist of:
(1)
A minimum fee called the fixed user cost, which is defined as the
cost of all indebtedness, fixed operational costs and all other costs
deemed fixed by the Village, divided by the total number of users;
and
(2)
A fee called the variable user cost, which is defined by the Village
as operating and maintenance costs; and
(3)
Equivalent dwelling unit(s). Appendix "A" to this chapter contains
a Table of Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDU) for each category of property
subject to the provisions of this chapter. The Table of Equivalent
Dwelling Units (EDU) may be amended by simple Board resolution following
a public hearing upon at least 10 days' notice.
F.
The Village hereby establishes and imposes the following scale of
annual charges for the use of or connection to the Village of Alexandria
Bay sewer system or any part or parts thereof on real property connected
to the Village of Alexandria Bay sewer system.
(1)
Annual charge/total user cost.
(a)
The annual charge, hereafter referred to as total user cost,
shall be billed in quarterly installments for residential units and
commercial units. The total user cost is comprised of the following
three parts:
(b)
The total user cost [TUC] equals the fixed user cost multiplied
by the EDU number plus the variable user cost. [TUC = (UC/F x EDU)
+ UC/V]
(c)
The fixed user cost is applied to each parcel in the Village
of Alexandria Bay whether improved or capable of improvement, including
vacant parcels deemed able to be developed.
(d)
The variable user cost is assessed to metered users per each
1,000 gallons or part thereof. In the event of nonmetered users, the
Village Board will assess the variable cost each year.
(2)
Outside Village users will be billed a total user cost as described in § 118-34F(1) except as follows:
(3)
The Village Board of Trustees has the authority to modify these charges
by simple resolution.
The following service fees shall be charged
by the Village of Alexandria Bay:
A.
New sewer hookup: $250 or the cost of labor and materials,
whichever is greater.
B.
Sewer hookup modification: $100.
C.
Filling residential swimming pools: $50 per pool.
[Added 12-14-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, which
provided a fee for use of sewer rods, and Subsection D, which was
added 12-14-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993 and provided a fee for thawing,
were deleted 7-12-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994. This local law also provided
for the renumbering of former Subsection E as Subsection C.
A.
Sewer billing shall be done concurrently with water
billing. Such bills shall be rendered quarterly and mailed on or before
the first day of February, May, August and November of each year.
Large-volume consumers may be billed monthly.
B.
Payment of bills. All sewer bills are due and payable when prepared.
All bills are paid without penalty up to and including the 30th day
after the date of the bill. Payment must be received by the Village
Clerk's Office. Any payment received after the 30th day from the date
of the bill is assessed a penalty of 5%. An additional 5% shall be
assessed on the unpaid balance of the bill after 60 days and an additional
5% shall be assessed on the unpaid balance after 90 days. Thereafter,
additional penalties of 2% per month will be assessed until paid.
The date of a check or envelope postmark will not enter into the criteria
of determination of penalty and position. If the 30th day after the
bill is issued falls on a weekend or legal holiday (when the Village
Clerk's Office is closed), payment without penalty shall be extended
until the next business day. Failure to pay the sewer bill within
90 days of the rendering of the bill shall be cause for termination
of sewer service. Partial payment shall be allowed, provided that
the bill must be paid in full within 90 days of when issued. The failure
to pay the full bill within 90 days of the issuance of the bill shall
be cause for termination.
[Amended 4-11-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
C.
Estimated bills. An estimated bill will be prepared
based on the average usage of the past four similar billing cycles
for commercial accounts. Residential accounts will be estimated based
on the average usage over the past four similar billing cycles.
[Amended 7-12-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994]
A.
Violation of these regulations may result in termination
of service. All violations of these regulations shall be brought to
the attention of the Village Board for disposition.
B.
A person found to be in violation of these regulations
shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine not to exceed
$250 per offense. Each weekly continued violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
C.
Where appropriate, the Village may seek injunctive
relief in a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of any
provision of these regulations.
[Added 8-23-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, or part of this chapter or the application thereof to
any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional,
the court's order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
the remainder of this chapter, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part thereof or
in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation
or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment or order shall be rendered.
