A.
If there shall be any payments which are due to the Town,
or any department thereof, pursuant to any article or section of this chapter,
which shall remain due and unpaid, in whole or in part, for a period of 20
calendar days from the date of billing by the Town, the same shall constitute
a default, and there shall be added to the entire amount of the original bill
a penalty equal to 20% of the original bill, and interest shall accrue on
the unpaid balance, at the rate of 2% per month, retroactive to the date of
the original billing.
B.
In the event that there are any sewer taxes, assessments,
or other service charges which shall have been delinquent for a period of
at least 60 calendar days as of December 15 of any year, the Town Comptroller
shall report the names of the defaulting persons to the Town Supervisor on
or before December 15 of the same year. The Town Comptroller is hereby directed
to add the entire amount of the sewer tax, assessment, or other service charge
which shall be in default, plus penalty and interest, as provided for in this
chapter, to the real property taxes due and owing to the Town in the next
succeeding year, and the Town Receiver of Taxes is directed to collect the
same in the same manner as real property taxes due and owing to the Town are
collected.
C.
Where charges are delinquent and the violator is not
a resident of the Town, or is located outside the geographical boundaries
of the Town, then the Town Attorney is authorized to seek recovery of charges,
including punitive damages, in a court of competent jurisdiction or make arrangements
with the appropriate county where the user is located to add the amount of
the sewer assessment or other charges which shall be in default, plus penalty
and interest, as provided for in this chapter, to the real property taxes
due to the county in the next ensuing year.
The Superintendent may decline to reissue a permit to any user which
has failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any order or previous
permit issued hereunder unless such user first files with it a satisfactory
bond, payable to the POTW, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the
Superintendent to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance.
The Superintendent may decline to reissue a permit to any user which
has failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any order or previous
permit issued hereunder, unless the user first submits proof that it has obtained
financial assurances sufficient to restore or repair POTW damage caused by
its discharge.
