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Middleville council authorizes reporting unpaid water and sewer charges to 2026 tax roll
Summary
Council authorized staff to report inactive water and sewer accounts (including interest, penalties and an additional 15% pending penalty) to the 2026 village tax roll under chapter 70, after staff described the process for moving inactive accounts to delinquent status.
The Middleville Village Council voted March 10 to authorize staff to report unpaid water and sewer rates, including interest and penalties plus an additional pending penalty equal to 15% of the total, to the 2026 village tax roll under chapter 70 of the village code.
Finance staff told the council the ordinance requires that accounts be inactive for a period—typically six months—before they move to delinquent status and are eligible to be added to the tax roll. Staff said many of the listed accounts were inactive because previous owners moved without closing utility accounts; some current owners had been notified and arranged payment timelines.
The motion passed by voice vote. The resolution directs staff to work with the assessing officer to place assessed charges on the 2026 tax roll and authorized the additional 15% pending penalty. Council members asked staff to continue outreach to property owners before assessments are finalized.
Why it matters: placing unpaid utility charges on the tax roll is a standard municipal collection tool that moves overdue utility debts into the property tax process, which may affect property owners’ bills and title transactions. Staff noted the number of inactive accounts and said some residents had requested additional time to pay; the precise count of accounts and total dollar amount for this action were not specified on the record.
