All sewer use charges shall be due and payable
semiannually on the first day of June and December. The Village Clerk,
upon the approval of the Water and Sewer Board, shall establish the
procedures for issuance of all sewer use bills.
[Amended 9-7-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021]
Sewer use charges may be paid at any time within
45 days from the date they become due without penalty. In the event
that the sewer use charges are not paid within 45 days, a penalty
of 10% shall be added. Such penalty shall constitute additional sewer
rents.
The Village Clerk shall annually certify the
amounts of all unpaid sewer charges, including penalties, computed
to the first day and month following the month in which the fiscal
year commences. The Clerk shall present such certificate to the Board
of Trustees and enter the certificate in the minutes of the meeting.
The Board of Trustees shall levy such amounts against the real property
liable therefor as a part of the annual Village tax levy, setting
forth such amounts in separate columns in the annual tax roll. The
amounts so levied shall be collected and enforced in the same manner
and at the same time as provided by law for the collection of Village
taxes.
Sewer rents shall be a lien and shall be prior
and superior to every other lien or claim except the lien of any existing
tax, assessment or other lawful charge imposed by or for the state
or a political subdivision or district.
Each user shall be notified annually, in conjunction
with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the user charges
which is attributable to wastewater treatment services.
This Part 2 shall take precedence over any terms
or conditions of agreements or contracts between the Village and all
sewer users which are inconsistent with all relevant federal regulations
pertaining at the effective date of this Part 2.
