[Amended 1-22-2008 by FMC-422]
No water from the Village water supply shall be turned on for
service into any premises by any person other than the Director of
Public Works, or some person authorized by him to perform this service.
[Amended 10-20-2008 by FMC-429; 2-21-2011 by FMC-448; 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1783]
A.
Application.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by FMC-2015-2]
(1)
Application for an account for water and/or sewer services shall
be made only by the owner of the premises to the Village Finance Department
whenever either or both such services are provided for any premises
in the Village, or whenever there is a change in ownership and either
or both such services are then available to the premises. Such application
shall be on a form provided for such purpose and shall constitute
an agreement by the owner to abide by and accept all the provisions
of this Code, Village policy, or administrative rule governing the
use of the Village water and sewer services. The owner shall be liable
for all charges arising out of said account. Delinquent charges may
result in a lien being recorded against the property/owner with the
Recorder of Deeds.
(2)
Only when the premises are the subject matter of a foreclosure
proceeding, the application provided for above may be made by a representative
of the foreclosing party if the representative accepts personal liability
for all water/sewer charges and provides documentation of his authority
to act.
B.
A fee as set forth in Chapter 150, Fees, Fines and Charges, Article 9, shall be paid for opening any new account or change in customer for water and/or sewer services. Said fee shall be nonrefundable and not creditable to charges incurred for such services.
C.
In the event that the application and new account or change in customer fee are not received by the Village within 30 days, then water service shall be terminated and a reconnection fee shall be paid in the amount shown in Chapter 150, Article 9, and, if applicable, the amount for outside Public Works normal business hours. Such reconnection fee shall be in addition to the application fee provided in this section. No water and/or sewer service shall be provided to an applicant who has an unpaid balance on any other water and/or sewer account.
[Amended 2-21-2011 by FMC-448]
A.
Application.
(1)
The application required by § 277-1-2 shall be made and signed by the owner and provide all contact information for the owner. If the property is the subject matter of a foreclosure proceeding and the charges for service are to be billed to a representative of the owner, all contact information for that person shall be provided, together with a deposit as required by Chapter 150, Article 9, and the application shall also be signed by such person accepting personal liability for all water/sewer charges.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1783; 3-16-2015 by FMC-2015-2]
(2)
Such application must be filed with the Village Finance Department.
B.
The money deposited as aforesaid will be retained by the Village
as a guarantee for payment of water and sewer service, and if any
applicant shall terminate his occupancy of the premises serviced,
he shall so notify the Village of Flossmoor. The Village will cause
the water to be turned off, and if all bills rendered to the date
of his termination of the use of the services have been paid, then
any money remaining on deposit shall be refunded to the person who
deposited same, or his assignee. If, however, there are any outstanding
charges for water or sewer services, or both, that remain unpaid,
at the time such person terminates the service as herein provided,
the Village shall apply the application fee to the unpaid balance
from the deposit, and the remainder of the deposit, if any, shall
then be refunded to the depositor.
C.
If the building for which the applicant is requesting service is
located with water and sewer available, or with water or sewer available,
the available service will then be furnished to the applicant, and
the applicant will be billed as provided by ordinance.
No water shall be turned on for service in premises in which
the plumbing does not comply with the provisions of the ordinances
relating thereto, provided that water may be turned on for construction
work in unfinished buildings, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
B.
All such connections shall be made by or under the supervision of
the Director of Public Works.
C.
Before connection is made with the water distribution system, the
premises to be served must be equipped with a meter and buffalo box
properly installed on the service pipe, as provided in the ordinance
governing building construction. No installation shall be covered
until it has been inspected by the Director of Public Works and found
to be satisfactory.
No water shall be resold or distributed by the recipient thereof
from the Village water supply to any premises other than that for
which application has been made and the meter installed except in
case of emergency.
It shall be unlawful for any person, not authorized by the Village,
to tamper with, alter or injure any part of the Village water works,
or supply system or any meter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 13.108, Penalty, of the
1964 Code, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 7-7-2014
by Ord. No. 2014-1783.
The Village Manager is authorized to approve and adopt such administrative rules and policies, from time to time, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Chapter 277. When such rule or policy is reduced to writing and approved by the Village Manager it shall have the force of law. Any rule or policy so approved by the Village Manager shall be provided to the Mayor and Board of Trustees and shall continue in effect unless and until modified or repealed by them. Existing policies shall remain in full force and effect unless and until modified by administrative rule or policy.
