§ 40-90. Nonpayment of bills.

(a)

A late charge of ten percent will be added to each customer's bill not paid within 20 days from date of issuance. Such late payment charge shall be applied only to the current month's bill after all current payments, credits and refunds have been applied and shall not be applied to any other unpaid late payment charge. Where joint billing of all provided utility service is used, the late payment charge shall be applied to the combined total current bill.

(b)

If payment of the full amount of any such bill is not made within such 20-day period, the bill shall become delinquent and a customer shall be advised by notice that:

(1)

If there is a discrepancy with the bill, the customer may request a meeting with the village comptroller to challenge the existence, amount or current collectability of a bill in accordance with section 40-90.5 below;

(2)

If payment is not received in full by the village, the utility service may be disconnected ten days following the date of such notice;

(3)

If payment is not received in full by the village, the village may utilize the local government debt recovery program of the Illinois Office of the Comptroller to collect debts owed to the village from persons receiving payments from the State of Illinois under the comptroller's offset system; and

(4)

If payment for any water service or wastewater service is not paid in full, a lien may be created on the premises in accordance with the laws of the state.

(c)

The notice under this section shall be sent either by regular mail, by personal delivery or by posting it at the front door of the customer's premises that received the utility service.

(Ord. No. 2564, § 1, 3-13-2018)