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Trustee-backed ordinance allows fees and water shutoffs for nonresponsive lead-service-line residents
Summary
The Carpentersville Board passed an ordinance authorizing fees for residents who do not respond to required lead service-line actions and expanding authority to shut off water service after noncompliance; trustees approved the measure by roll call after debate about enforcement.
The Carpentersville Board of Trustees on June 18 passed an ordinance authorizing fees for residents deemed nonresponsive regarding lead service-line requirements and expanding the village's authority to shut off water service for continued noncompliance.
Trustee Frost framed the measure as an enforcement step after two years of outreach: “If by now they haven't complied with the two years of trying to get them to comply, they deserve to be slapped a little bit,” Frost said during discussion, arguing the measures would prompt action. Trustee Malone seconded Frost's motion to adopt the ordinance; a roll-call vote followed and President Skillman announced the motion carried.
The ordinance as discussed increases administrative fees for nonresponsive properties and allows expanded shutoff authority where residents fail to comply with required lead service-line actions. Meeting minutes presented the policy at a high level; the meeting record did not include ordinance language text or a full fee schedule during the discussion.
Board members discussed enforcement and follow-up but no amendments or additional implementation timeline were included on the record at this meeting. The board recorded the vote in favor and President Skillman declared the ordinance approved.
