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Town Board of the Town of Hamburg November 2, 2026 Meeting 4.15. ECWA Collection Administrative Fee WHEREAS, the Erie County Water Authority (“ECWA”) has formally implemented a procedure that requires municipalities under a Direct Service Agreement with ECWA to collect delinquent water accounts, and remit past due amounts to ECWA; and WHEREAS, the method to collect delinquent water accounts owed to ECWA will be to include the unpaid water accounts on the Town of Hamburg tax bill; and WHEREAS, pursuant to NYS Town Law §198(3)(d) the Town Board may provide that unpaid ECWA charges in arrears for ninety (90) days or longer to be included on the tax bill shall be subject to a surcharge not to exceed ten (10) per centum of the amount due. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Hamburg authorizes the assessment of a administrative fee for the collection of ECWA any unpaid charges to ECWA in arrears for ninety (90) days or longer, equal to ten (10) per centum of the amount due, and to be added to the unpaid town ECWA charges on the tax bill. 57