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Home My WebLink About1985-12-30December 30, 1985 The Lansing Town Board met in an Adjourned meeting at the Lansing Town Hall on December 30, 1985 for the purpose of holding Public Hearing's, auditing. final bills for the year 1985 and to act on any other business that may lawfully come before the Town Board. ROLL CALL Philip Munson Supervisor Present Louis Emmick Councilman Present Bert Hilliard Councilman Present Margaret McElwee Councilwoman Present George Stevens Councilman Present Howard Groat Highway Superintendent Present Jane Bush Horky Town Clerk Present Visitors: Deputy Clerk Wanda B. Brink, Herbert H. Howell, Jeannine Kirby, T.G. Miller, Harold Shoemaker and John Wehrle. The Supervisor called the meeting to order having the clerk take the, Roll Call. Proof of Notice having been furnished by the clerk, the Public Hearing on proposed Local Law #4 for the year 1985, entitled "Town of Lansing Sewer Law" was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Supervisor Munson. No one appeared voicing any objection to the proposed Local Law #4, 1985 entitled "Town of Lansing Sewer Law" and all persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, the Public Hearing was terminated at 8:07 P.M. The Town Board reviewed the Public Hearing on proposed Local Law #4, 1985 entitled "Town of Lansing Sewer Law" and the following resolution was offered: RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Hilliard, who moved its adoption, seconded by Mrs. McElwee: WHEREAS, a Public Hearing has been held on December 30, 1985 Town of at 8:00 P.M. in the evening thereof on proposed Local Law #4, 1985 entitled "Town of Lansing Sewer Law ", and out before each snow season by the Commissioner of Public Works. The WHEREAS, no one appeared objecting shall to Local Law #4, 1985, now therefore be it terminating December 31, 1990, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that said Local Law #4, 1985 entitled "Town of Lansing Sewer Law ", be and the same is hereby declared duly adopted. Unanimously carried Said Local Law #4, 1985, entitled "Town of Lansing Sewer Law" attached hereto and made a part thereof. RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Stevens, who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Emmick: RESOLVED, that this Town Board approves the Agreement and the Supervisor is authorized and directed to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Town. Carried Proof of Notice having on proposed Local Law #5 Rent and Charges Law" was WHEREAS, the County of Tompkins has submitted an Agreement to contract with the Town of Lansing for the removal of snow, sanding or otherwise treat- ing such County roads and State highway in said Town and neighboring towns as laid out before each snow season by the Commissioner of Public Works. The term of the Agreement shall be for five years commencing January 1, 1986 and terminating December 31, 1990, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that this Town Board approves the Agreement and the Supervisor is authorized and directed to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Town. Carried Proof of Notice having on proposed Local Law #5 Rent and Charges Law" was been for the called furnished year 1985, to order by the entitled at 8:15 clerk, the Public Hearing "Town of Lansing - Sewer by Supervisor Munson. No one appeared voicing and all persons desiring was terminated at 8:25 P.M. to any objection be heard, having to the been proposed Local heard, the Public Law #5, 1985 Hearing The Town Board reviewed the Public Hearing on proposed Local Law #5, 1985 entitled "Town of Lansing - Sewer Rent and Charges Law" and the following resolution was offered: RESOLUTION offered by Mrs. McElwee, who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Emmick: WHEREAS, a Public Hearing has been held on December 30, 1985 at 8:15 P.M. in the evening thereof on proposed Local Law #5, 1985 entitled "Town of Lansing - Sewer Rent and Charges Law ", and WHEREAS, no one appeared objecting to Local Law #5, 1985, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that said Local Law #5, 1985 entitled "Town of Lansing - Sewer Rent and Charges Law ", be and the same is hereby declared duly adopted. Unanimously carried Said Local Law #5, entitled "Town of Lansing - Sewer Rent and Charges Law" attached hereto and made a part thereof. (continued) 4 �+ 50 Continued December 30, 1985 RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick, who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Stevens: RESOLVED, that the resolution adopted on December 17, 1985 rejecting all bids for one new and unused 1985 or 1986 5 3/4 cu. yd. Front End Loader be rescinded. Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Nay) Bert Hilliard, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) �largaret McElwee, Councilwoman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) George Stevens, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Philip Munson, Supervisor RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick, who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Stevens: RESOLVED, that the bid of Syracuse Supply Co., 2909 Vestal Rd., Vestal, N.Y. for one new 1985 Caterpillar, 980C Wheel Loader, meeting specifications, in the amount of $186,359.00 to be purchased on a 5 year installment plan, be accepted. Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Nay) Bert Hilliard, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Margaret McElwee, Councilwoman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) George Stevens, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Philip Munson Supervisor MOTION offered by Mr. Emmick, that the Town of Lansing Employee Health Insurance Plan which was adopted December 10, 1985 have the following addendum added to the first sentence, "effective January 1, 1986 ". Discussion held by the board, MOTION tabled. Bids were publicly opened for one 1986 2 ton Pickup Truck, as advertised. Bids received as follows: Chemung Ford P.O. Box 687 Elmira, New Croft Ford I 205 S. Main Athens, Penn Inc. York nc. St. a. 1986 Ford F 150 Pick -up Truck 1986 Ford F 150 Pick- up.Truck $9,498.31 $9,385.00 Town Board Members reviewed and discussed the bids received for one 1986 2 ton Pickup Truck and the following Resolution was offered: RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Stevens, who moved its adoption, seconded by Mrs. McElwee. WHEREAS, the Highway Superintendent has duly advertised for bids for one 1986 2 ton Pickup Truck, and WHEREAS, Croft Ford Inc., Athens, Penna., was the lowest responsible bidder with a bid in the amount of $9,385.09 now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the bid of Croft Ford Inc., be accepted subject to bid meeting all specifications. Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman Vote Vote Vote Vote of of of of Town Town Town Town Board . . . Board . . . Board . . . Board . . . . (Nay) . (Aye) . (Aye) . (Aye) Bert Hilliard, Councilman Margaret McElwee, Councilwoman George Stevens, Councilman Philip Munson, Supervisor RESOLUTION r.4 Emmick: offered by Mr. Hilliard, who moved its adoption, seconded by RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to make any and all transfers and budget adjustments that may be required for the year 1985. Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Bert Hilliard, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Margaret McElwee, Councilwoman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) George Stevens, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Philip Munson, Supervisor AUDIT RESOLUTION offered by Mrs. McElwee, who seconded by Mr. Stevens: RESOLVED, that General Fund bills #661 throug and Highway Fund bills #475 through #510 totalling are hereby approved for payment, and be it further RESOLVED, that Water District #2 bills be and approved for payment. (continued) moved its adoption, h #705 totalling $25,860.78 $43,398.12be and the same the same are hereby C Supervisor Philip Munson and Councilwoman Margaret McElwee acknowledged their appreciation to the Members of the Town Board for their cooperation during the past eight years. The Regular Town Board Meeting for the month of January will be held on January 8, 1986 at 8:00 P.M. I" On motion, meeting adjourned 9:20 P.M. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE; that the Town Board of the Town of Lon-', sing will hold a Public Hearingg,i on proposed Local LawvM. 4 of, the, year 1985 entitled "Town of .Lansing Sewer Law." Said Public Hearing to be held on the 30th day of December 1985.at 8:00, P.M. at the Lansing Town Hall, Route 34, 29 Auburn Road, Lan - sing, N.Y. I By Order of the Lansing BTooawnn Jane Bush Horky, Town Clerk December 20,`1985 ` NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of. the Town of Lan sing will hold a Public Hearin gg on proposed Local Low No. 5 of the year 1985 deagaling with saw- er h ; posed SewerRulas as and on and Regulo tions for the Town of Lansingg onldthe. 90thHdaynof to be he 1985 at8 :15 P:M. at the Lansing' Town Hall, Route 340 29'Auburn, Road, lansing,N.Y. By,Order' of the Lansing Board Jane Bush Horky, Town Clerk, December 20, 1985 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Town of Lansing Highway De- partment will receive sealed bids at the Office of the Town Clerk, Lansing Town Hall, for one 1986 `1/2 ton Pickup Truck. _i -Said bids will be opened at the meeting of the Lansing Town Board, Lansing Town Hall, on December 30, 1985: Specifications may be obtained at the Office of the Town High - way Superintendent, Lansing, New York. The right to reject all bids is ex- pressly reserved. Howard L. Groat Highway Superintendent Town of Lansing December 20P 1985 51 Continued December 30, 1985 Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote of of of of of Town Town Town Town Town Board . . . Board . . . Board . . . Board . . . Board . . . . (Aye) . (Aye) . (Aye) . (Aye) . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Bert Hilliard, Margaret McElwee, George Stevens, Philip Munson, Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Supervisor Supervisor Philip Munson and Councilwoman Margaret McElwee acknowledged their appreciation to the Members of the Town Board for their cooperation during the past eight years. The Regular Town Board Meeting for the month of January will be held on January 8, 1986 at 8:00 P.M. I" On motion, meeting adjourned 9:20 P.M. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE; that the Town Board of the Town of Lon-', sing will hold a Public Hearingg,i on proposed Local LawvM. 4 of, the, year 1985 entitled "Town of .Lansing Sewer Law." Said Public Hearing to be held on the 30th day of December 1985.at 8:00, P.M. at the Lansing Town Hall, Route 34, 29 Auburn Road, Lan - sing, N.Y. I By Order of the Lansing BTooawnn Jane Bush Horky, Town Clerk December 20,`1985 ` NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of. the Town of Lan sing will hold a Public Hearin gg on proposed Local Low No. 5 of the year 1985 deagaling with saw- er h ; posed SewerRulas as and on and Regulo tions for the Town of Lansingg onldthe. 90thHdaynof to be he 1985 at8 :15 P:M. at the Lansing' Town Hall, Route 340 29'Auburn, Road, lansing,N.Y. By,Order' of the Lansing Board Jane Bush Horky, Town Clerk, December 20, 1985 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Town of Lansing Highway De- partment will receive sealed bids at the Office of the Town Clerk, Lansing Town Hall, for one 1986 `1/2 ton Pickup Truck. _i -Said bids will be opened at the meeting of the Lansing Town Board, Lansing Town Hall, on December 30, 1985: Specifications may be obtained at the Office of the Town High - way Superintendent, Lansing, New York. The right to reject all bids is ex- pressly reserved. Howard L. Groat Highway Superintendent Town of Lansing December 20P 1985 51 i. } + (Please Use this Form for Filing your Local Law with the Secretary of State) Text of law should be given as amended. Do not include matter being eliminated and do not use italics or underlining to indicate new matter. X✓1x# X of ..................................... IANSiN. G.... ............................... Town k1RiI1X Local Law No. ................... 4...... ..._........................... of the pear 19 15...... A local law T LANSING ....:..... ............................... .OWN .........OF ..................... ...........SEWER ............LAW........ (Insert title) .................. ............................... Be it enacted by the .................................. ...................T.oyo**&8oal d.......................... ............................... of the (Name of Legislative Body) of..................................... ............................... Lansing.......................................... .............................., as follows: Town SECTION 1 - USE AND PURPOSE To permit the discharge into the sanitary sewers of the Town of Lansing Sewer System or tributaries thereto, sanitary sewage as limited and prohibited by the Local Law of the Village of Lansing, the Sewer Ordinance of the Village of Cayuga Heights and such agreements executed by either or both of the aforementioned villages and third parties which may be applicable to the Town of Lansing Sewer District for users located therein. Said local laws, ordinances and agreements are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. SECTION 2 - APPLICABILITY This Local Law shall apply to all owners of property located within the Town of Lansing Sewer Districts, now formed or hereafter to be formed, and also all other owners of real property outside the Town of Lansing Sewer Districts who are connected with and use any sewer mains and lines connected to the Town Sewer District and the village systems aforementioned. SECTION 3 - TOWN ENGINEER The Town Engineer appointed by the Town Board shall be the town's authorized agent in matters falling under this Local Law and shall exercise those powers delegated to him which may be reasonably required to carry out such powers. The Town Engineer _may delegate these duties to other town employees within his department. SECTION 4 - SEWER CONNECTIONS A. Connection with Public Sewer System Required. Except as otherwise stated herein, the owner of any house, building or any property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or commerce situated within the Town of Lansing Sewer Districts, formed or formed hereafter, and abutting on any street, thoroughfare or right -of -way in which there is located a Town Sewer System, or, if such Town Public Sewer System is otherwise available or accessible to such house, building or property is hereby required at his expense to connect with the Town Public Sewer System and also at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and other facilities that are required to be connected to the sewer system and to connect such facilities directly with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Local Law. Except as otherwise stated herein, such connection must be made within forty -five (45) days after date of official notice to do so, except that any house or building constructed after the effective date of this Local Law shall be connected to such public sewer system prior to occupancy or use thereof. I" (lf additional space is needed, please attach sheets of the same size as this and number each)'M EM B. From time to time the Town Board may specifically exempt an owner of property from the requirement of connecting with the public sewer system under certain terms and conditions and until such time as such exemption is cancelled by the T own Board. SECTION 5 - PERMIT A. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into the Town Public Sewer System, or construct, alter, repair or use any drain, building sewer or other lateral .sewer to connect with such public sewer, without first obtaining a written permit from such person as the Town Board may designate. No permit shall be issued until an application therefore has been filed by the owner of the property or his duly authorized agent and the payment of the fee, if any, which the Town Board may from time to time establish for such purpose. Such application shall include or be accompanied by a description and plan of the proposed work and such other pertinent information as may be required by the Town Board or its duly authorized agent. Such permit shall be kept at the site of the work and be available for inspection for any officer of the town or member of the Town Board or its duly authorized agent. B. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contai shall be subject to such further requirements as may municipalities of the Village of Lansing and the Vill Board may enter into such contracts as it deems neces tracting municipalities for the purposes of issuing p ned, the issuance of the permit be required by the contracting age of Cayuga Heights. The Town sary and proper with the con - ermits. C. The Town Board or its duly authorized agent may revoke any such permit upon written notification to the person to whom it was granted if the work is not being done in compliance with the requirements of this Local Law and any other applicable ordinances, local laws, rules and regulations 0-1 CUII'Ll-aczing municipaliaties, or if the work is not being performed in a competent manner, or if the work is not being completed within a reasonable time after commencement thereof, or if the work is endangering or may reasonably endanger persons or property, or upon such other grounds as the Town Board or its duly designated agent may deem to be justifiable. SECTION 6 - HOOK-UP, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE A. All interior plumbing installations and the connection of the building sewer into the public sewer system or any alteration, repair or addition thereto . shall be made in conformance with the requirements of this Local Law and of such rules, regulations and specifications adopted by the Town Board and also by the Local Law of the Village of Lansing, the Sewer Ordinance of the Village of Cayuga Heights as amended from time to time. B. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, or use, alter, lay or repair any public sewer or building sewer unless he is a qualified person as required by any regulations of the Town Board which may be hereinafter adopted. C. Conduct of Work 1. A written report to the Town Engineer or his representative shall be made by the applicant for a permit or by any person performing any work in a public or building sewer of every connection or disconnection to or from a public sewer within 24 hours of completion of such connection or disconnection. 2. The Town Engineer or his representative, or, in the case of a contract- ing municipality, the appropriate official thereof, if required, shall be notified when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connec- tion to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the super- vision of such official or his representative. 3. All work of laying building sewers and connections shall be done in such manner and at such time as to interfere as little as possible with public travel and convenience, and such work shall be conducted as the appropriate municipal official may from time to time direct. 4. All excavations shall be made in a safe manner satisfactory to the Town Engineer or his representative and with barricades and lights so to protect the public fron hazard. 5. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Town Engineer or his representative. 6. The owner of the property on which the work is being conducted agrees to save and hold harmless the Town of Lansing, its employees, agents and officers from any and all damage, cost and liability which it or they may incur because of any act or failure to act resulting from any work done by, or caused to be done by the property owner. Any applicant for a permit is required to furnish proper evidence of a sufficient insurance policy protecting the Town against any liability for injuries to persons or property or to indemnify the Town against any loss or damage which it may sustain. 7. The Town Engineer or any other authorized person including the proper officials from contracting municipalities, shall have the power to apply any proper tests to the pipe or fitting, and the owner, contractor or other person doing the work shall furnish all necessary tools and labor for such tests and shall remove any defective material or repair any work improperly done as the Town Engineer or any other authorized person 1 shall direct without any expense to the Town. SECTION 7 - IMPROPER USE OF SEWER AND PROPERTY It is understood by the Town of Lansing that the Town of Lansing Sewage is transmitted through Village of Lansing sewer lines, Village of Cayuga Heights sewer lines and to the Cayuga Heights Treatment Plant. Section 7 of the Village of Cayug« Heights Sewer Ordinance and Articles IV, V and VI of the Village of Lansing Sewer Law (1981) together with an agreement between the Village of Lansing, Village of Cayuga Heights and Borg - Warner Corporation dated December 4, 1981, define the improper use of sewer and property including materials and substances excluded from public sewers. The Town of Lansing recognizes that it is controlled in transmitting its sewage through Village of Lansing and Village of Cayuga Heights lines into the Cayuga Heights Sewer Plant by the aforesaid ordinances, local laws and agreements and their respective sections and incorporates those articles and sections in this Local Law as if set forth in full. SECTION 8 we STOPPING IMPROPER USE A. The Town Board may, at any time in its discretion, stop and prevent the discharge into the sewers of any substance which it considers may injure the sewers or interfere with their normal operation or obstruct the flow or-hinder any process of sewage purification; and it may, at any time in its discretion, sever the connection and cause the removal of any tributary sewer or drain through which such detrimental substances are discharged. Be No action shall be taken by the town to implement the foregoing provisions unless the town shall have given the owner at least 48 hours notice in writing stating the action to be taken and the grounds therefore, except that such action shall not be required if immediate action is necessary to prevent injury to the town sanitary sewer system or any part thereof or to the contracting municipalities, sewer system or sewer treatment plant. SECTION 9 - PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE No persons shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover the face or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewer works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct. SECTION 10 - POWDERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTIONS The Town Board shall authorize the Village Engineer and such persons as he may designate to make such inspections of sewer lines or connections, to collect such samples of sewer wastes and to perform such other supervisory functions as may be necessary for giving effect to the provisions of this article. SECTION II - PENALTIES A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Local Law shall be served by the town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and pro- viding a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. Be Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit herein - above provided, shall be guilty of an offense, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding $100.00 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Local Law shall become liable to the town for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the town by reason of such violation. 0 SECTION 12 - VALIDITY A. All local laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision of this Local Law shall not affect the validity of any other part of this Local Law which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 13 - EFFECTIVE This Local Law shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, filing and publication as required by the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York. (Please Use this Form for Filing your Local Law with the Secretary of State) Text of law should be given as amended. Do not include matter being eliminated and do not use italics or underlining to indicate new matter. $w kv IUIof ........................................... LRN I. NF�................................. ............................... Town YA Local Law No. .......................... 5 ........................... of the year 19 5851111010 A local law 1111 .. ...........................TOWN OF LANSING - SEWER RENT AND CHARGES LAW (Insect title) Be it enacted by the Town Board of the .............................. ................................................................ ............................... (Name of Legislative Body) QW4 X Town .. of ........................................ ............................1 A D6561 0, a....... ............................... .1100.......................... as follows: f1C�ll�a�'e( ARTICLE I - TITLE Section 1.1 - Local Law No. 5 of the Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins, State of New York, shall be referred to and cited as the, "Town of Lansing Sewer Rent and Charges Law ". ARTICLE II - PURPOSE Section 2.1 - The purpose of this for the collection of sewer rents and for the purpose of producing revenues, provided. ARTICLE III - APPLICATION law is to set forth the terms and provisions sewer charges of contracting municipalities such revenues to be used as hereinafter Section 3.1 - This law shall apply to all owners of property located within the Town of Lansing Sewer Districts or owners of property connected to same. For the purpose of this law the Town of Lansing Sewer System shall mean the trunk sewers, collection sewers, force mains, pumping stations, sewage treatment plant and all other appurtenant structures either owned or leased by the Town of Lansing Sewer Districts. ARTICLE IV - SEWER RENT - Property owners connected with the Town of Lansing Sewer System shall pay the following annual sewer rent: Section 4.1 - For each property owner who is connected with and receives water from the Town of Lansing Water System, the annual sewer rent charge shall be equal to 10% of the amount charged to said property owner by the town for water consump- tion. Section 4.2 - In addition, the town shall bill and collect the Village of Lansing sewer rent surcharge pursuant to the contract between the Village of Lansing and Town of Lansing and the Village Local Law. Section 4.3 - Such annual sewer rent charge shall be billed and payable quarterly together with the billing for water service and shall be due and payable on the following dates: January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. The sewer rent charge shall be designated as a sewer rent surcharge on the billing forwarded by the Town of Lansing to each said property owner. B'(If additional space is needed, please attach sheets of the same size as this and number each)'M Page 1 Section 4.4 - It is anticipated that the Southern Cayuga Lake Inter--nicipal Water Commission shall send out said bills on behalf of the town; that the town will collect the monies and the Town of Lansing will remit the Village of Lansing sur- charge to the village. Section 4.5 - The amounts so billed as sewer rent which are not paid within 20 days of the date on which such amounts are due shall be subject to 10% penalty. ARTICLE V - SEWER RENT - Property owners not connected with the Town of Lansing Water System. Section 5.1 - For each property owner who is not connected with and does not receive water from the Town of Lansing Water System, the annual sewer rent charge shall be equal to 10 cents for each 1,000 gallons of water or portions used by such property owner. Section 5.2 - In addition, the town shall bill and collect the Village of Lansing sewer rent surcharge pursuant to the contract between the Village of Lansing and Town of Lansing and the Village Local Law. Section 5.3 - The town will collect monies billed as sewer rent including the Village of Lansing sewer rent surcharge and remit same to the village. Section 5.4 - It is the obligation of each such property owner to have a water meter approved by the town and installed on the premises for the purposes of monitoring the amount of water consumption for such property. The cost of such meter shall be born by the property owner, who, upon purchasing such approved meter, shall advise the town, whereupon the town shall be responsible for the installation of such meter and the cost thereof. Meters must be installed in a place easily accessible at all reasonable times for reading and inspection, and the Town of Lansing shall be authorized and permitted to have its duly designated agent read and inspect such meters at all reasonable times. Whenever the town shall determine, in its opinion, that the meter is not registering properly, it shall be removed and calibrated or replaced by a new meter, and the costs thereof shall be born by the property owner. After a meter is attached, any damage which the meter may sustain from freezing or from hot water being forced back through the meter or from any other external costs, shall be repaired immediately by the town and the costs thereof chall be charged to the property owner. If the meters need attention of any kind, the town shall be notified at once. Plumbers or other individuals are not allowed to remove meters for repairs or any other purpose. All persons are forbidden to break meter seals, or disconnect, or in any way tamper with meters after they have been installed on the premises. Section 5.5 - Such annual sewer rent charge shall be billed and payable quarterly due and payable on the following dates: January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. The sewer rent charge shall be designated as a sewer rent surcharge on the billing forwarded by the Town of Lansing to each said property owner. Section 5.6 - The amounts so billed as sewer rent which are not paid within 20 days of the date in which such amounts are due shall be subject to a 10% penalty. ARTICLE VI - SEWER CHARGES OF CONTRACTING MUNICIPALITIES Section 6.1 - The Town of Lansing Sewer District owes certain monies to the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights per contract. Property owners connected to the Town Sewer System must pay certain monies to the town which will be paid annually to the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights. By April 1, the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing shall prepare and deliver to the Village Clerks a list of all property owners in the Lansing Sewer District including the number of units and the assessed value of the property. By May 1 of each year, the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights shall supply to the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing a bill due to each village and the amount due by each property owner. Section 6.2 - The Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing shall prepare a bill to be forwarded to each property owner in the sewer district which shall include: (a) the amount due to the Village of Cayuga Heights; and (b) the amount due to the Village of Lansing. Section 6.3 - The bill shall be mailed to each individual property owner on or about June 1 and shall be due and payable within 30 days to the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing. The amount so billed as sewer charges which are not paid within 30 days of the date on which such amounts are due shall be subject to 10% penalty. Section 6.4 - The Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing shall remit the total amount due to the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights on or before the 15th day of August of each year. ARTICLE VII - COLLECTION OF UNPAID SEWER RENTS AND CHARGES Section 7.1 - The collection of unpaid sewer rents and charges of contracting municipalities may be enforced pursuant to the provisions of Article XIV(F) of the General Municipal Law as heretofore enacted or hereafter amended. ARTICLE VIII - SEWER RENT FUND Section 8.1 - Revenues derived from sewer rents including penalties and interest shall be credited to a special fund, to be known as the "Sewer Rent Fund ". .Monies in such fund shall be used in the following order: (1) for the payment of the costs of operation, maintenance and repairs of the sewer system or such part or parts thereof for which sewer rents have been established and imposed; (2) for the payment of the interest on and amortization of, or payment of, indebtedness which has been or shall be incurred for the construction of the sewer system or such part or parts thereof for which sewer rents have been established and imposed (other than indebtedness, and the interest thereon, which is to be paid in the first instance from assessments upon benefitted real property); and (3) for the construction of sewage treatment and disposal work which would necessary appurten- ances,including pumping stations or the extension, enlargment or the replacement of, or additions to such sewer systems or part or parts thereof. Section 8.2 - Such revenues from sewer rents shall not be used: (1) to finance the cost of any extension of any part of the sewer system (other than a sewage treatment and disposal works with necessary appurtenances including pumping stations) to serve unsewered areas as such part has been constructed wholly or partly at the expense of real property especially benefitted; or (2) for the payment of the interest on, and the amortization of, or payment of indebtedness which is to be paid in the first instance from assessments upon benefitted real property. ARTICLE IX - EFFECTIVE DATE after Rul e Section 9.1 - This Local Law shall be its passage, filing and publication Law of the State of New York. in full force and effect from and as required by the Municipal Home