Pursuant to the authority granted by Article
14-F of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, the City
Council of the City of Glen Cove does hereby establish a scale of
rents to be called "sewer rents" which are hereby levied and assessed
against every lot, parcel of land, building or premises now or hereafter
having any connection with the wastewater collection system of said
city or otherwise discharging domestic sewage, commercial or industrial
waste (water or other liquids) either directly or indirectly into
the wastewater collection system of the city, the revenue from which
shall be used for the payment of the cost of operations, maintenance
and repairs of the wastewater collection and treatment facilities
or such part or parts thereof for which sewer rents have been and
are hereby established and imposed, the interest on and amortization
of, payment of, indebtedness which has been or shall be incurred for
the construction and repair of the sewer system or such parts or part
thereof for which sewer rents have been and are established or imposed
(other than indebtedness, and the interest thereon, which is to be
paid in the first instance from assessments upon benefited real property),
and for the construction of wastewater treatment and disposal facilities
with necessary appurtenances, including pumping stations, or for the
extension, enlargement or replacement of or additions to such wastewater
collection or treatment facilities or a part or parts thereof.
The City Council shall have the power to make
and enforce such general rules and regulations, both as to public
and private water supply, for the collection, rebating and refunding
or adjustment of such charges for any reason, including diversion
of wastes from the wastewater collection and treatment facilities,
as may be reasonably necessary to avoid injustice, to the end that
all property discharging wastewater in the sewer system will bear
its equitable proportionate share with other property of said wastewater
collection and treatment facilities or any extension, enlargement,
replacement or additions to such facilities or any part or parts thereof.
All revenues derived from the sewer rents imposed
hereunder, together with all penalties and interest thereon, shall
be kept by the Controller in a separate account to be known as the
"Sewer Rent Fund" to be deposited and used as provided by § 453
of the General Municipal Law.
A schedule of rates for sewer rents shall be
fixed and established for every lot, parcel of land, building or other
premises now or hereafter connected to the wastewater collection system
of the city from time to time by the City Council.
All sewer rents shall be due and payable within
15 days from the billing date which shall be rendered quarterly. In
the event that payment is not received within 30 days from the due
date, an additional charge of 10% shall be added to the amount due
as a late charge. The failure of any user to receive a bill promptly,
i.e., 90 days after the previous billing, shall not excuse nonpayment
of same.