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Village of Williamsville, IL
Sangamon County
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[Adopted 3-11-1991 by Ord. No. 91-18]
Water supplied by the Village of Williamsville through meters to customers inside the Village limits of Williamsville and Sherman shall be at the rates set forth in Chapter 155, Fees.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Water supplied by the Village of Williamsville through meters to customers outside the Williamsville and Sherman Village limits shall be at the rates set forth in Chapter 155, Fees.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The rental to be paid to the Village of Williamsville Water Department by the Village of Williamsville and the Village of Sherman for fire hydrants located in such respective villages shall be as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Public school districts shall be sent a single bill, based upon a single meter, even though there, in fact, may be more than one school building using water, so that, as to each billing period, the public school district shall be billed by considering the district's total usage of water as to all buildings as if it were through a single meter.
[Amended 6-17-1996 by Ord. No. 97-1; 5-16-2000 by Ord. No. 2001-003[1]]
A. 
The basic monthly rates for operation, maintenance and replacement within the Village of Williamsville shall be as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees.
B. 
In addition to the basic monthly rates, the debt service and capital improvement charge will be billed within the Village of Williamsville as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Rates for water sold in bulk shall be as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 7-6-1999 by Ord. No. 2000-008; 3-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-11]
A. 
The charge to the customers within the Village limits of Williamsville and Sherman payable to the Village for an initial water connection (tap) shall be as follows:
[Amended 4-4-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-19[1]]
(1) 
Residential rates shall be as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees. In addition to the fees, the customer shall also reimburse the Village the costs of materials and labor associated with boring or crossing any and all streets, alleys, sidewalks, driveways or easements. The customer shall make said reimbursement payment to the Village within 20 days from the date the customer is mailed an invoice for the same. All meters over two inches will be installed by special or individual ordinance.
(2) 
Nonresidential (commercial) rates shall be as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees. In addition to the fees, the customer shall also reimburse the Village the costs of materials and labor associated with boring or crossing any streets, alleys, sidewalks, driveways or easements. The customer shall make said reimbursement payment to the Village within 20 days from the date customer is mailed an invoice for the same.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
If the customer's property has no curb stop, then all additional costs, such as to repair any damages done to the street, alley, sidewalk, driveways or easements, shall be borne by the customer.
C. 
If the meter size is changed, or if the use of the customer's property is changed so that a commercial or larger connection would be payable as to the initial connection fee, then the difference between such commercial or large connection fee and the fee that has already been paid by the customer shall thereupon be due and payable to the Village.
D. 
A fee as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees, is payable to the Village to reconnect any water service.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
E. 
A fee as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees, is payable to the Village to unplug the sewer and reconnect the sewer service.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
F. 
The charge to the customer for an initial sewer connection (tap) shall be as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees. A sewer tap in excess of six inches will be installed by special or individual ordinance at a cost to be set by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Williamsville.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
The Village of Williamsville shall enforce its statutory lien on real estate for which service is supplied to cover all charges for water service and all charges for sewer service.
B. 
Charges for water and sewer services billed to customers of the Village (including for the above fire hydrant rental) shall be due on or before 10 days following the billing. Such charges shall be declared to be delinquent within the meaning of the Illinois Municipal Code 30 days following said billing, after which date a penalty equal to the sum of:
(1) 
A flat 10% late charge, plus;
(2) 
Ten percent of such bill per month, compounded monthly, plus;
(3) 
Actual collection charges, including, but not limited to, court costs, attorneys fees and recording fees, shall be added to such bill, provided that such penalty shall not exceed $500, and such service may be disconnected without notice and shall not be reinstated until all past bills and penalties are paid in full, together with payment as set forth in Chapter 155, Fees, for reinstating such service if water service had been disconnected and if the sewer had been plugged.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
After a bill becomes delinquent, the Village Clerk shall file sworn notice of such lien in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Sangamon County, Illinois, setting out:
(1) 
A description of such real estate sufficient for the identification thereof;
(2) 
The amount of money due for such service; and
(3) 
The date when such amount became delinquent.
A. 
The Village shall have the right to disconnect the water service and the sewer service, including the plugging of such sewer, or either of them, as to any customer who fails to pay all charges for such services when due, meaning payment within 10 days following the billing as set forth under § 301-2 of this article.
B. 
Prior to the actual disconnections of such water or sewer service, the customer shall have the opportunity for a hearing as set forth herein. The Village Water Department or Village Clerk or any Village employee designated by the Board of Trustees shall mail or deliver to the customer a notice at least 10 days prior to the proposed disconnection. This notice shall inform the customer that such customer has the right to a hearing, upon demand. If the customers desires a hearing, such customer shall then, within such ten-day period, file a written demand for same at the Village Hall, Water Department. If such a demand is filed, a hearing shall be scheduled forthwith. The hearing officer shall be the President or any member of the Board of Trustees of the Village. If the hearing officer determines that the customer has failed to pay charges owed the Village when due, then the customer's water or sewer service, or both, as the case may be, may be disconnected by the Village.
Multiple-family dwellings and mobile home parks shall be charged so that the aforesaid rates apply separately to each dwelling unit and to each mobile home. Accordingly, the charge for multiple-family dwellings and mobile home parks served by only one meter or by a lesser number of meters than there are dwelling units or mobile homes shall be determined by dividing the total gallons used in a given month by the number of dwelling units in the apartment building and mobile homes in a mobile home park and then by applying to the quotient so obtained the aforesaid rates from § 301-1, 301-2 or 301-3, as the case may be. This latter figure shall then be multiplied by the total number of dwelling units in the multiple-family dwelling and mobile homes in a mobile home park to obtain the proper charge for such dwelling and mobile home park established by this article.
Separate water meters shall be required as to each separate use on a given parcel of land, even though such parcel may be owned or operated as a unit by the same person or persons. For example, a motel, service station, and cafe, operated as a unit would require three separate meters, and two houses located on a single lot would require two separate meters.