The Borough hereby appoints the duly elected
and/or appointed Tax Collector of the Borough as the municipal officer
authorized to provide tax certifications, upon request by the public,
and the Borough hereby authorized such Tax Collector to assess, collect
and retain, as compensation for providing such additional service,
a fee of not more than $25 for each tax certification that such Tax
Collector provides.
The Borough hereby authorizes the duly elected
and/or appointed Tax Collector of the Borough to assess, collect and
retain, as compensation and reimbursement for expenses incurred, a
fee of not more than $30 for each check tendered to said Tax Collector
which is subsequently returned due to insufficient funds.
The Borough hereby establishes a fee of $0.25
per side of sheet of paper for photocopying or printing by the Tax
Collector. The Borough hereby establishes a fee to be not more than
$5 per bill for the Tax Collector to provide multiple bills to mortgage
companies.
The compensation to the Tax Collector of the
Borough for the collection of real estate taxes within the Borough
limits is hereby fixed at $2.50 per bill, and the compensation of
the Tax Collector for the collection of per capita taxes within the
Borough limits is hereby fixed at $0.75 per bill. Compensation will
be as follows:
A. Compensation will be paid in three installments no
later than March 31, April 30 and September 15.
B. The installments shall be based on the total number
of tax bills printed by Berks County and invoiced by the County Treasurer
for the prior year; and
C. The third and final installment, to be paid no later
than September 15, shall include any shortfall or excess remaining
after the reconciliation is completed of the total number of tax bills
printed by Berks County and invoiced by the County Treasurer for the
current year against the total number of tax bills printed by Berks
County and invoiced by the County Treasurer for the previous year.
The Council appoints the elected Tax Collector
of the Borough as the municipal delinquent Tax Collector, as required
by Act 104 of 2000, amending the Local Tax Collection Law.