[Amended 9-11-1978 by L.L. No. 8-1978]
All bills are payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable service classification specified in §
270-6. All water bills shall be rendered on a combination bill, together with the sewer bill for the applicable property.
For new services installed at any time during
the billing period, the minimum charge and the amount of water allowed
thereunder will be prorated according to the number of days remaining
to complete the billing period after the service has been placed in
use by the owner.
Meters will be read biannually, quarterly or
monthly and customers will be billed biannually, quarterly or monthly
at the Department's option, subject to the approval of the Board of
Trustees.
The quantity recorded by the meter shall be
considered the amount of water passing through the meter, which amount
shall be conclusive on both the customer and the Department except
where it appears that the meter has ceased to register or has registered
inaccurately.
Each meter on a customer's premises will be
considered separately, and readings of two or more meters will not
be combined unless specifically provided for in the rate schedule
or unless the Department's operating convenience requires the use
of more than one meter or of a battery of meters.
In cases where it is found that the meter has
ceased to register, an estimated bill for the billing period immediately
preceding the date when such meter was found defective and for the
period from said date to the date of replacement of the meter may
be rendered the customer. The estimated bill shall be based upon the
amount of water consumed in the corresponding period in prior years,
except where it appears that there has been a change in occupancy
of the premises or in the use of water or where no prior experience
exists, by the average registration of an operating meter in subsequent
periods or by equitable adjustment, whichever method is representative,
in the Department's opinion, of the conditions existing during the
period in question.
[Amended 9-11-1978 by L.L. No. 8-1978]
All bills are due and payable when rendered.
The customer shall be responsible for all bills. Failure to receive
a bill shall not excuse payment. No partial payments will be accepted.
[Amended 9-11-1978 by L.L. No. 8-1978; 12-8-1980 by L.L. No. 11-1980; 2-23-1981 by L.L. No. 6-1981]
In any case any water bill or charges provided
for in and by this Part 1 shall not be paid with 30 days following
the rendering of the bill, such bill shall be delinquent and shall
bear a twelve-percent service charge thereafter. Such water rent together
with the additional fee shall be payable on or before the 30th day
of April in any year. On and after the 30th day of April in any year,
all unpaid water rents together with penalties shall be certified
by the collecting officer to the Village Clerk and levied against
the real estate as a part of the annual village tax levy, in accordance
with the General Municipal Law.