A.
Establishment. The Sanitary Commission shall establish
by resolution a rate schedule for each subdistrict in accordance with
this Part 2.
A.
Termination of service. If any bill remains unpaid
30 days after the date of sending, the Director of Public Works, after
no fewer than five days' written notice is left on the premises or
mailed to the last known address of the owner, may terminate service
to the property.
B.
Liens on property served or benefited. Subdistrict
charges are liens on the property served or benefited and may be enforced
by an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the property
served or benefited.
C.
Priority of liens. The liens are subject only to liens
for state and County taxes.
D.
Interest. The charges are due when made and 30 days
after that date bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month.
A.
Right of entry in general. The Director of Public
Works, the Chief, and other duly authorized employees of the County
bearing proper credentials and identification may enter all properties
in a subdistrict for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling, and testing pertinent to the water system.
B.
Observance of safety rules. While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection A of this section, the Director, the Chief, and other duly authorized employees of the County shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the occupant.
C.
Occupant held harmless and indemnified.
(1)
The occupant shall be held harmless for injury or
death to the County employees.
(2)
The County shall indemnify the occupant against:
(a)
Loss or damage to the occupant's property by
employees of the County; and
(b)
Liability claims and demands for personal injury
or property damage asserted against the occupant and growing out of
the monitoring operation, unless caused by negligence or failure of
the occupant to maintain safe conditions.
D.
Right of entry. Properties through which County holds
easement.
(1)
The Director, the Chief, and other duly authorized
employees of the County bearing proper credentials and identification
may enter all properties through which the County holds an easement
for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the
water facilities lying within the easement.
(2)
All entry and subsequent work within the easement
shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the easement pertaining
to the property involved.
A.
Review by Sanitary Commission. Any person aggrieved by an action taken by or a decision made by the Director of Public Works in the administration of any provision of this Part 2, including any person who has received a notice of termination of service pursuant to § 24-81 of this Part 2, may have the decision reviewed by the Sanitary Commission.
B.
Time and place. At least once a year, the Sanitary
Commission shall set a time and place when and where aggrieved persons
may be heard.
C.
Grounds for overruling or modifying action or decision.
The Sanitary Commission may overrule or modify the appealed action
or decision of the Director if the Sanitary Commission finds the action
or decision is:
