A.Â
Establishment. The Sanitary Commission shall establish
by resolution a rate schedule for each subdistrict in accordance with
the provisions of this Part 3.
A.Â
Termination of service. If any bill remains unpaid
30 days after the date of sending, the Director, after not less than
five days' written notice left on the premises or mailed to the last
known address of the owner, may terminate service to the property.
B.Â
Liens on property served or benefited. Subdistrict
charges are liens on the property served or benefited and may be enforced
by an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the property
served or benefited.
C.Â
Priority of liens. The liens shall be subject only
to liens for state and County taxes.
D.Â
Interest. The charges are due on the first day of
the month in which they are made and shall bear interest at the rate
of 1.5% per month from the first day of the following month until
paid.
[Amended 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. 06-01]
A.Â
Right of entry. The Director, the Chief and other
duly authorized employees of the County bearing proper credentials
and identification may enter all properties in a subdistrict for the
purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing
pertinent to discharge to the wastewater system.
B.Â
Information concerning industrial processes.
(1)Â
The Director, Chief, and other duly authorized employees
may obtain information concerning industrial processes that have a
direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater
collection system.
(2)Â
On request, and if the industry establishes that the
revelation to the public of the information sought might result in
an advantage to competitors, the information will be regarded as confidential.
C.Â
Observance of safety rules. While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection A of this section, the Director, Chief, and other duly authorized employees of the County shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the occupant.
D.Â
Occupant held harmless and indemnified.
(1)Â
The occupant shall be held harmless for injury or
death to the County employees.
(2)Â
The County shall indemnify the occupant against:
(a)Â
Loss or damage to the occupant's property by
employees of the County; and
(b)Â
Liability claims and demands for personal injury
or property damage asserted against the occupant and growing out of
the monitoring operation, unless caused by negligence or failure of
the occupant to maintain safe conditions.
E.Â
Right of entry: properties through which County holds
easement.
(1)Â
The Director, Chief, and other duly authorized employees
of the County bearing proper credentials and identification may enter
all properties through which the County holds an easement for the
purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater
facilities lying within the easement.
(2)Â
All entry and subsequent work, if any, on the easement,
shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the easement pertaining
to the property involved.
A.Â
Review by Commission. Any person aggrieved by an action taken by or a decision made by the Director in the administration of any provision of this Part 3, including any person who has received a notice of termination of service under § 24-105 of this Part 3, may have the decision reviewed by the Sanitary Commission.
B.Â
Time and place. At least once a year, the Sanitary
Commission shall set a time and place when and where aggrieved persons
may be heard.
C.Â
Grounds for overruling or modifying action or decision.
The Sanitary Commission may overrule or modify the appealed action
or decision of the Director if the Sanitary Commission finds the action
or decision is: