Persons wishing to discontinue the use of water
must give written notice thereof to the village 10 days previous to
the expiration of the time for which contract has been made, otherwise
they will be liable for the rent for the ensuing half year.
Owners of premises whereon water is used will
be held responsible for the water rents of their tenants, and the
water rent shall be regarded a lien upon the property for the use
of which the water is supplied.
A.
Payable at village office. All water rents shall be
due and payable to the Village of Williston Park at the Village Office,
494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, New York, on the billing date appearing
on the face of the bill, on which date such water charges shall become
a lien against the respective real property upon which or in connection
with which the water was used and shall continue as such lien until
fully paid.
C.
Thirty-day period; penalties for nonpayment.
[Amended 12-20-1982 by L.L. No. 3-1982; 11-19-2007 by L.L. No. 16-2007; 9-22-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
(1)
All bills for water rents shall be paid on or before 30 days from
the date when the same shall become due and payable. Bills remaining
unpaid and in arrears for 60 days after the same are due and payable
shall be subject to a penalty of 10% for the first month and 5% additional
for each subsequent month or fraction thereof that such bill remains
unpaid (or such other sum provided for by resolution of the Board
of Trustees).
(2)
If a bill for water rents remains unpaid for 90 days, and such unpaid
bill is $25,000 or greater sum, the Village Attorney is authorized
to commence a legal action for collection of such unpaid bill. The
person or entity who is responsible for paying the unpaid bill will
also be liable for the reasonable attorney's fees of the Village Attorney
in bringing and prosecuting such legal action. Those fees shall be
added to the unpaid bill and be subject to the penalties for nonpayment
as set forth in this section.
D.
Discontinuance of service for nonpayment. If any water
rents remain unpaid for a period of 30 days from the date when such
water rents become due and payable, the supply of water will be cut
off from the premises affected thereby, and the supply of water will
not be turned on again until all unpaid water charges, plus the penalties
due thereon, together with any additional charges covering the cost
of cutting off and turning on the water supply, are fully paid.
E.
Collection of delinquent water rents. In addition
to the foregoing, if a bill remains unpaid and in arrears for 30 days
after it becomes due and payable, the Village Clerk may certify the
amount of such bill, plus all penalties thereon, to the Village Assessor
for the purpose of adding such amount to the taxes next to be assessed
and levied upon the premises upon which or in connection with which
the water was used. Such amount, upon being added to the property
tax bill, shall bear interest at the same rate and be collected and
enforced in the same manner as village property taxes.
[Added 11-16-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992]
[Amended 1-24-1977 by L.L. No. 1-1977; 1-21-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980; 9-15-1980 by L.L. No. 6-1980; 12-12-1983 by L.L. No. 9-1983; 3-18-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985; 5-15-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989; 6-17-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991; 3-20-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995; 11-17-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997; 6-20-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005; 7-17-2006 by L.L. No.
2-2006; 7-16-2007 by L.L. No. 7-2007; 11-19-2007 by L.L. No.
16-2007; 8-6-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012; 12-10-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
A.
Public hearing to establish. For all water supplied by meter, the
scale of rates and minimum charges shall be as established by the
Board of Trustees after public hearing.
Any consumer finding an overcharge or undercharge
in his or her statement must report the error before paying the bill
or it will not be corrected. The consumer guarantees the correctness
of his or her bill by paying it.
[Added 11-16-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992; amended 11-19-2007 by L.L. No. 16-2007]
A.
Meters will be tested upon application of the property
owner or tenant, as the case may be, and the making of a deposit of
$100. If the meter shall test not more than two-percent fast on full
or half flow, the deposit shall be forfeited to the village. If the
meter tests more than two-percent fast the deposit shall be returned
to the applicant and a proportionate allowance will be made on all
bills no more than six months old.
B.
In the event that an owner or tenant fails to permit
access to the premises for the purpose of reading the water meter
thereat and a period of one year has elapsed since the last inspection,
a penalty of $250 will be assessed and will be added to the owner's
bill as "additional water rents payable."
