[Adopted 12-28-1994 by Ord. No. 340]
There shall be imposed on the real property
owners of Patterson Township an annual assessment for fire protection.
[Amended 2-12-2009 by Ord. No. 424]
A.
The assessment shall be levied annually against the
real property owners within the Township in the amount of $24 per
residential dwelling or commercial establishment located at the real
property, whether said dwelling or establishment is occupied or unoccupied.
B.
The assessment shall be levied at $24 per unit against
property owners of apartment complexes. They will be charged per unit,
occupied or unoccupied.
[Amended 2-12-2009 by Ord. No. 424]
All such assessments for fire protection will
be billed in monthly installments of $2 per month. The assessment
will be listed and printed on the same notice containing the monthly
sewer bill. The due date will be the same as that of the sewer bill.
The following procedures are hereby authorized
for the collection of the fire protection assessment imposed herein:
A.
Interest. Any fire protection assessment not paid
within 30 days from the due date shall bear interest at the rate of
6% per annum until paid.
B.
Penalties. Any fire protection assessment not paid
by the due date shall bear a penalty of 5% of the amount due.
C.
Liens. Any fire protection assessment unpaid for a
period of six months from the due date shall be subject to the filing
of a municipal claim in favor of the Township with the Prothonotary
of Beaver County. In the event of the filing of such lien, the debtor
shall be required to pay the cost of the same, including the cost
of satisfaction.
D.
Where an owner has two or more properties against
which there is an assessment for the same year, all such properties
may be embraced in one claim.
A.
The funds so collected pursuant to this assessment
shall be kept in a separate account and shall be paid out only upon
orders signed by the Chairman of the Township Commissioners and attested
by the Township Secretary.
B.
The funds shall be used specifically to purchase or
contribute to the purchase of fire engines and fire apparatus; for
the use of the Township to appropriate moneys to fire companies located
therein for the operation and maintenance thereof; and for purchase
and maintenance of fire apparatus; and for the construction, repair
and maintenance of fire company house(s), in order to secure fire
protection for the inhabitants of the Township.
An annual report of the expenditures of such
appropriated moneys shall be made to the Township Commissioners for
each completed fiscal year of the Township by such fire companies,
verified by an officer thereof, before any further payments shall
be made to such fire companies out of appropriations for any current
fiscal year.
