Except as otherwise provided herein, rates for
the use of water and charges for installation of additional meters,
discontinuance of water service, reestablishment of discontinued water
services, penalties and for such other special services shall be as
set, from time to time, by the Town Board.
[Amended 9-14-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
A. Any customer
may order discontinuance, change or reinstitution of water service
by notifying the Water Utilities Department. The Town Board shall,
by resolution, establish fees for discontinuance of water service.
The owner of the property shall be responsible for any charges for
water consumption up to the final meter reading as well as any charges
for discontinuance of service if left unpaid by a customer.
B. The Code
Enforcement Officer or his representative shall notify the billing
office to discontinue water charges for a residence or place of business
where a fire or other calamity has made the property uninhabitable.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the billing office to reinstate
the monthly water charges once the necessary repairs to the structure
have been made and a certificate of occupancy has been issued.
All water that passes through the meter shall
be charged for whether the water is used or wasted. The property owner
shall be responsible for water charges or other charges relating to
water service pertaining to the property.
[Amended 1-10-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006; 2-9-2010 by L.L. No.
1-2010]
A. Meters will be read and bills rendered quarterly,
the quarter days being approximately the first day of January, April,
July and October. All bills are payable at the office of the Town
Clerk or authorized agent, and checks must be made payable to the
Water Utilities Department.
B. Water bills shall be due and payable upon presentation,
and if not paid within 30 days from the date of billing, a penalty
of 10% shall be added. Any water bill unpaid as of November 1 of any
year shall be added to the Town taxes and levied each year and collected
and enforced in the same manner and at the same time as provided by
law for the collection and enforcement of Town taxes.
C. In addition to the remedy as set forth in Subsection
B above, the Town may, upon 10 days' written notice to the property owner, shut off the water supply until such time as the water bill, together with the penalty of 10% and an administrative turn-on fee of $25, is paid.
D. In the event that checks for the payment of utility
bills are returned having been declined by the bank, the Town may,
upon five days' notice to the property owner, shut off the water supply
until such time as the water bill is paid, together with an administrative
turn-on fee of $25 as well as a returned-check fee of $25. The returned-check
fee may be changed from time to time upon Town Board resolution.
In cases where a reading cannot be obtained,
an estimated bill will be rendered to the customer based upon average
usage in a corresponding period. In the event that a reading cannot
be obtained for a period of nine months, the Water Utilities Department
reserves the right to suspend the water service until such time as
accurate billing is made possible through a reading of the meter and
all service charges for suspending and reinstating the water service
have been paid to the town.