[Adopted 5-23-1999 by Ord. No. 6-1995; amended in its entirety 2-12-2013 by Ord. No. 2-2013]
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.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 72 P.S. § 5511.1 et seq.