Ordinance 1967-30 AN ORDINANCE Af IENDING SECTIONS 8, 26
AND 27 OF "AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO
THE WATER WORKS OF THE UNITED CI`?'Y OF
THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, ILLINCIS,
AND REPEALING ALL ORDINA�?CES IN RE-
GARD TO THE WATER WCRKS HERETOFORE
PASSED AND APPROVED, AS PUBLISHED BY
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON
JULY 16, 1959", AS AMENDED.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the United City of the Vila ge
of Yorkville, Illinois:
Section 1. That Sections 8, 26 and 27 of, "An Ordinance Pertaining
to the Water Works of the United City of the Village of Yorkville, Illinois,
and Repealing All Ordinances in Regard to the Water Works Heretofore Passed
and Approved, as Published by Authority of the City Council on July 16, 1959",
As Amended", is hereby amended to read as follows :
Section 8. All connections and installations of water service shall
upon proper application be made from the existing main upon applicant ' s
street to the street side of applicant ' s sidewalk or to a point four
(4) feet within the curb line, whichever point the Superintendent of
water works shall so elect, and said connections and installations
shall be made only by authorized employees of the City and only after
payment by the user rar property owner at the time of application for
water to the City Treasurer or Collector of a connection fee of One
Hundred Seventy-Five ( $175.00) Dollars, which said fee shall include
the installation and use of a city water meter.
Section 26. (a) Meters shall be read quarterly and bills for water
furnished shall be mailed on or about the first day of July, October,
January, and April of each year, and all bills and charges for water
rents and other services are payable at the cf f ice of the City Treasurer
or Collector.
(b) The following water rent charges, or rates, are hereby estab-
lished and shall be collected for all water consumption and water ser-
vices rendered within the city limits by the city, for which each service
shall be by meter registration:
Five ($5.00) Dollars for each Five Hundred (500) cubic feet or fraction
thereof per quarter.
Sixty ($0.60) Cents per One Hundred (100) cubic feet over Five Hundred
(500) cubic feet, to and including Two Thousand (2000) cubic feet.
Fifty-five ($0.55) Cents per One Hundred (100) cubic feet over Two
Thousand (2000) cubic feet to and including, Four Thousand (4000) 30
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Fifty (0 0.50) Cents per One Hundred ( 100) cubic feet above Four
Thousand (4000) cubic feet .
(c) The following water rent charges, or rates, are hereby estab-
lished and shall be collected for all water consumption and water ser-
vices rendered beyond the city limits by the City, for which each
service shall be by meter registration:
Ten ($10.00) Dollars for each Five Hundred (500) cubic feet or fraction
thereof per quarter.
One Dollar and Twenty Cents ( $1.20) per One Hundred (100) cubic feet
over Five Hundred (500) cubic feet, to and including Two Thousand
(2000) cubic feet.
One Dollar and Ten Cents ($1.10) per One Hundred (100) cubic feet above
Two Thousand (2000) cubic feet to and including Four Thousand (4000)
cubic feet.
One Dollar ($1.00) per One Hundred ( 100) cubic feet above Four Thousand
(4000) cubic feet .
(d) The above rates are for a quarter of a year, or fraction thereof.
( e) All charges for water shall be due and payable on rendition in
mailing of a notice of amount to the owner or tenant and shall become
delinquent at the expiration of thirty (30) days from said date of mail-
ing and for the purpose of enforcing the lien provided by the Illinois
Municipal Code, Chapter 24, Article 11, Division 126, Paragraph 11-126-4.
Illinois Revised Statutes, 196 , the fortieth (40th) day following the
first day of the respective quarter is hereby fixed as a delinquency
date.
(f) Ten (10) days after a bill shall become delinquent , the water
may be shut off from the premises, and shall not be turned on until
all bac'c rentals and charges are paid, together with a Two ( $2.00)
Dollar fee for turnin;M on the water.
(g) In the event a water user becomes more than ten ( 10) days delin-
quent, on two ( 2) or more separate occasions, the user may be required
to furnish an additional deposit to the City in the amount of Fifteen
($15. ) Dollars in the case of a tenant of residence property, and Twenty
($20. ) Dollars in the case of all other property, and the City may refuse
to turn said water on again until the aforesaid deposit has been received.
Section 27. Water service accounts and charges shall be kept in the
name of the owner of the property served except as to property owned d�%
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by ther State Illinois, and only such owner shall be re nized as` the'
consumer, except where the tenant makes and maintains a deposit of
an amount of money with the City Treasurer equal to the estimated
water bills for the premises to be served, to guarantee payment for
water service, but in no case shall such deposit be less than Fifteen
($15.00) Dollars in the case of a tenant of residence property and
Twenty (20.00) Dollars in the case of all other property, and the
deposit shall accompany the application for service. Where no deposits
are made or where the deposit is not maintained, the owner of the
premises served shall be held responsible for the payment of all water
rentals and all other proper charges in connection with water services
to said premises, but such payments will be accepted from tenant if
tendered by them, but accepting payments from tenants shall not sub-
sequently relieve the owner of the premises from the responsibility
of paying water rentals or other service charges when due, or relieve
the real estate from the lien hereinbef ore provided.
Section 2. The rules and regulations as set forth in the Ordinance
shall be considered a part of the contract of every person who takes water
supplied by the City through the City Water Works, every such person who
takes water shall be considered as having expressly agreed to be bound by
the provisions of this Ordinance upon his acceptance of water service from
said City.
Section 3. Any violation of this Ordinance shall constitute a misde-
meanor and be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars
and each day said violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall repeal only that part or portion of
any other Ordinance of the United City of the Village of Yorkville , hereto-
fore passed and adopted that conflicts therewith and in all other respects,
An Ordinance Pertaining to the Water Works of the United City of the Village
of Yorkville, Illinois, and Repealing All Ordinances in Regard to the Water
Works Heretofore Passed and Approved, As Published by Authority of the City
Council, July 16, 1959", is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after it ' s due passage, approval and publication according to law.
PASSED this kday of , A. D. , 1 67. //
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APPROVED by me this `W day of.' L4 , A. D. , 1967.
Mayor of the Un ed City of the illage
of YorkvAlle, Illinois
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