A.
If there shall be any payments which are due to the
Town of Albion or any department thereof, pursuant to any article
or section of this chapter, which shall remain due and unpaid, in
whole or in part, for a period of 30 calendar days from the date of
billing by the Town of Albion, the same shall constitute a default,
and there shall be added to the entire amount of the original bill
a penalty equal to 10% of the original bill.
B.
In the event that there are any sewer taxes, assessments
or other service charges which shall have been delinquent for a period
of at least 60 calendar days as of April 15 of any year, the Town
Clerk shall report the names of the defaulting persons to the Town
of Albion Town Board, the Town Assessor, on or before April 15 of
the same year. The Town of Albion Assessor is hereby directed to add
the entire amount of the sewer tax, assessment or other service charge
which shall be in default, plus penalty and interest, as provided
for in this chapter to the real property taxes due and owing to Town
of Albion in the next succeeding year, and the Town of Albion Tax
Collector is directed to collect the same in the same manner as real
property taxes due and owing to the Town of Albion are collected.
C.
Where charges are delinquent and the violator is not
a resident of the Town of Albion or is located outside the geographical
boundaries of the Town of Albion, then the Town of Albion Attorney
is authorized to seek recovery of charges, including punitive damages,
in a court of competent jurisdiction or make arrangements with the
appropriate county where the user is located to add the amount of
the sewer assessment or other charges which shall be in default, plus
penalty and interest, as provided for in the law, to the real property
taxes due to the county in the next ensuing year.
The Superintendent may decline to reissue a
permit to any user which has failed to comply with the provisions
of this chapter or any order or previous permit issued hereunder,
unless such user first files with it a satisfactory bond,, payable
to the Town and village sewer systems, in a sum not to exceed a value
determined by the Superintendent to be necessary to achieve consistent
compliance.
The Superintendent may decline to reissue a
permit to any user which has failed to comply with the provisions
of this chapter or any order or previous permit issued hereunder,
unless the user first submits proof that it has obtained financial
assurances sufficient to restore or repair Town and village sewer
systems damage caused by its discharge.
The Superintendent is authorized to pay up to
$500 for information leading to the discovery of noncompliance by
a user. In the event that the information provided results in an administrative
fine or civil penalty levied against the user, the Superintendent
is authorized to disperse up to 10% of the collected fine or penalty
to the informant. However, a single reward payment may not exceed
$10,000, including the discovery reward.
The Superintendent shall provide public notification,
in the daily newspaper with the largest circulation in the Town of
Albion, of users which were in significant noncompliance with local
or federal pretreatment standards or requirements since the last such
notice. The frequency of such notices shall be at least once per year.
A.
Users which have not achieved consistent compliance
with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements are not eligible
to receive a contractual award for the sale of goods or services to
the Town of Albion.
B.
Existing contracts for the sale of goods or services
to the Town of Albion held by a user found to be in significant violation
with pretreatment standards may be terminated at the discretion of
the Town of Albion Town Board.
