Subject to change, a schedule of rates, penalties and minimum charges
shall be established by the Town Board. Such schedule of rates may be obtained
from the Inspector or Town Clerk.
[Amended 9-17-1974 by L.L. No. 6-1974; 3-29-1979
by L.L. No. 1-1979; 4-14-1996 by L.L.
No. 3-1996]
Bills for water service shall become due and payable to the districts
at such place and to such person designated by the Town Board and shall be
rendered for such billing periods as the Town Board shall designate. If such
bills are not paid within 30 days of the due date designated by Town Board,
a penalty of 10% will be added thereto. If such bills remain unpaid for a
period of 60 days from the due date, water service may be discontinued by
order of the Town Board until such bill, together with the penalty, is paid.
[Amended 9-17-1974 by L.L. No. 6-1974; 3-29-1979
by L.L. No. 1-1979; 5-8-1980 by L.L.
No. 3-1980]
All quarterly water charges shall be due and be payable on the first
day of February, the first day of May, the first day of August and the first
day of November of each year for the preceding three months.
[Amended 9-17-1974 by L.L. No. 6-1974; 5-8-1980
by L.L. No. 3-1980]
Payment of quarterly water charges shall be made to the Clerk of the
Town without charge on or before the first day of March, June, September and
December for the current three months in each year.
A.
Water rents and charges and penalties thereon shall be
a lien upon the real property upon which the water is used, and on or before
the day when, under the Town Law, preliminary estimates of expenditure are
required to be submitted, the Inspector shall file with the Town Clerk a statement
showing all water rents and charges with penalties thereon unpaid for more
than 60 days, which said statement shall contain a brief description of the
property to which the water was supplied or upon which the charges were incurred,
the tax account number, the name of the owner liable to pay the same, so far
as may be known, and the amount chargeable to each.
B.
Such rents, charges and penalties shall not be collected
by the Collector of the districts after the filing of such statement with
the Town Clerk, but may be thereafter paid to the Supervisor until such time
as a statement of such unpaid water rents, charges and penalties is submitted
to the Orange County Legislature for the purpose of levying the same as a
tax against the property affected.
