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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 5151

  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See

§ 5151. Special charges

(a) A municipality providing water and sewer services may charge fees for collection of overdue accounts and reconnection of service disconnected because of nonpayment.

(b) Fees charged shall not exceed the following schedule:

Collection Trips—$25.00 maximum, regardless of number

Reconnection:

Normal Hours—$25.00

Overtime—$37.50

(c) Interest on delinquent accounts may be assessed if voted by the municipality according to 32 V.S.A. § 5136. (Added 1977, No. 93; amended 1987, No. 33, § 2; 1989, No. 45, § 14.)