Charges for the usage of Village water shall
be made on a quarterly basis with the first quarter ending on March
31 of each year, the second quarter ending on June 30 of each year,
the third quarter ending on September 30 of each year, and the fourth
ending on December 31 of each year. Charges for usage shall be made
at the close of each of the aforesaid quarters, or as near to them
as possible, and shall be based on the volume of usage for that quarter
as indicated by the meter.
[Amended 6-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-002]
A. The Village Council, by resolution, shall adopt a
schedule for the billing rates, including minimums based on meter
size for water usage annually. This will be done during the fourth
quarter of the calendar year. The new billing rates shall take effect
immediately and will be reflected in all utility bills following the
new rate schedule’s adoption.
B. No free service shall be furnished by said system
to any person, firm or corporation, public or private, or to any public
agency or instrumentality.
C. It is required that the rates set by the schedule
adopted by the Village Council are estimated to be sufficient to provide
for the payment of the expenses of administration and operation and
such expenses for maintenance of the system as are necessary to preserve
the same in good repair and working order.
D. The Village Council, by resolution, shall adopt a
benefit schedule, including the quarterly capital improvement charge(s)
that each premises shall pay per benefit unit, as established in the
schedule, with said capital improvement charge to be placed upon each
quarterly billing.
All rates, charges and/or fines referred to
in this chapter shall constitute a lien on the real estate served
and shall be collectable in the same manner as Village taxes or by
suit of law.
A prosecution which is pending on the effective
date of this chapter and which arose from violation of an ordinance
repealed by this chapter, or prosecution which is started within one
year after the effective date of this chapter arising from a violation
of an ordinance repealed by ordinance and which was committed prior
to the effective date of this chapter shall be tried and determined
exactly as if the ordinance had not been repealed.