[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Fultonville 8-20-2018 by Res.
No. 08-02-2018. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Whenever any water meter bills shall remain unpaid for the space
of 60 days after the same shall have become due and payable, the Village
Clerk shall, at the expiration of said 60 days, report all such cases
of nonpayment to the Board of Trustees.
A.
Upon failure of the property owner to pay the metered water bill
within the payment period, a penalty of 10% per month, compounded,
shall be charged for additional months thereafter where the account
is delinquent.
B.
When the property owner fails to pay the metered water bill within
90 days, the Village Clerk shall send a certified shutoff notice to
the property owner stating that, if the bill is not paid, water service
will be shut off in approximately 30 days by the Water Department.
The cost of sending these notices and publishing the notices in the
newspaper will be charged to the delinquent user.
(1)
Approximately two weeks before water service is shut off, the Village
Clerk will publish, in the Recorder, the names and addresses of all
property owners who are subject to water service shutoff.
(2)
The Code Enforcement Officer, at the direction of the Mayor, will
post a notice of evacuation on all doors at the property subject to
water shutoff at least 72 hours before the water service is shut off.
(3)
Within 72 hours after water service is shut off, the Water Department
will notify the Clerk's office, the Fire Department, Code Enforcement,
and the Department of Public Works of the addresses of any buildings
which have had their water service shut off.
(4)
The Village Counsel will take any appropriate legal action to recover
monies owed to the Village for water service provided but not paid
for.
C.
Should the water service be turned off for nonpayment, a reconnection
charge of $30 will be assessed by the Village Clerk against the property
owner and will be due when paying the delinquent water bill. No water
service will be reconnected until all water charges and fees are paid
in full at the Village Clerk's office.
D.
All water bills will be mailed to the property owners, or tenants
when specified. Water service charges are the responsibility of the
property owner.
When the supply of water to any premises or any part thereof
is turned off at the direction of the Mayor, no person shall reconnect
the water service without the written permission of the Mayor.
Whenever water has been turned off by the Water Department pursuant
to this article for nonpayment of water meter bills, no person shall
turn the same on again unless authorized by such Mayor, and any person
so turning on such water without such permission shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed $500.
The Mayor, in behalf of the Village of Fultonville, is empowered
and directed to abate and terminate any and all unauthorized use of
Village water facilities and services in accordance with the terms
and provisions of this article.
Any tap-in or connection with a Village water line which has
not been made pursuant to or in accordance with a resolution or ordinance
of Board of Trustees of the Village of Fultonville is hereby declared
by this Board of Trustees to be an unauthorized tap-in and connection,
constituting an unauthorized use.
The Code Enforcement Officer is empowered and directed to forthwith
serve written notice, either by personal service or certified mail,
upon each and every person, firm or corporation found by the Village
Clerk to be an unauthorized user, directing the unauthorized user
to disconnect, on or before the expiration of 60 days from the service
of said notice, any and all water lines which, directly or indirectly,
connect with a Village line.
This resolution is not intended to preclude any unauthorized
user served with said written notice from applying to the Board of
Trustees for its permission, approval or consent to the use of Village
water; provided, however, that any such application is made within
30 days from the date of service of said written notice.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall tap on to any portion
of the waterline or water system of the Village of Fultonville without
having first received proper authorization by the Mayor therefor shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed $500.
A.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall use any water outlet facility,
such as hydrants, but not limited thereto, for the unauthorized taking
of water without proper authorization and permission or without payment
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The person, firm, or corporation
shall receive written notice giving two weeks from date of notice
to comply. Failure to comply will result in a fine not to exceed $500
per month until proof that the issue has been remedied to the satisfaction
of the Water Superintendent.
[Amended 9-17-2018 by Res. No. 09-01-2018]
B.
Additionally, should Village officials find it necessary to inspect
the water meter equipment within a Village residence/business, notification
of compliance to this request will be made by a tag placed on the
residence/business. Resident/business will have one week from the
date on the tag to comply. Failure to comply will result in the assessment
of an administrative fee of $250 added to the resident/business quarterly/monthly
water/sewer bill.
Any authorization for the use of water from hydrants or otherwise
on a temporary basis shall be in writing, signed by the Mayor. The
term of validity of such license shall not extend beyond a period
of one month from the date of execution.
