2013-03-04 - Ordinance 2013-010 - AMENDING SECTION 13.04.050 OF TITLE 13O
ORDINANCE NO. 2013- t 0
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.04.250 OF
TITLE 13 OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit pursuant to the Illinois Constitution
of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove has determined that it is necessary to increase the
penalty for water reconnection due to non - payment, and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove has added a fee for after hours service to reconnect
water service; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove has determined to eliminate the one automatic
reconnection fee waiver per consumer each year; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove does not have the ability to recover bank charges related
to checks returned with non - sufficient funds designations; and
WHEREAS, the reconnection fees need to be amended so as to properly reimburse expenses
related to the reconnection of water service due to non - payment.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, the following:
SECTION 1. Section 13.04.250, Discontinuation of Service, of the Village of Buffalo Grove
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows and Subsection D. is hereby added to Section
13.04.250 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code to read as follows:
A. Service may be discontinued when any payment is past due. Service may not be resumed
until payment of all charges including late and reconnection fees have been paid. A
reconnection fee of fifty - dollars will be charged for a water reconnection that is initiated
during business hours. All after hour reconnections (after 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday,
Saturday and Sunday) will be subject to a fee of one - hundred dollars.
D. In the event that a payment is returned due to insufficient funds, the village will not accept
payment from the same bank account and a new payment shall be made by cash, cashier's
check, or money order, and a twenty -five dollar processing fee will be added to the unpaid
balance.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication as of March 4, 2013. This ordinance may be published in pamphlet form.
AYES: 6 — Berman, Trilling, Sussman, Terson, Stein, 0 tenheimer
NAYES: 0 — None
ABSENT: 0 — None
PASSED: March 4 , 2013. APPROVED: March 4 , 2013.
PUBLISHED: March 5 2013.
ATTEST:
ge Clerk
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