[Adopted 3-8-1967 by Ord. No. 59]
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this
article except in those instances where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
MUNICIPAL CLAIM
Any claim which the Township of South Whitehall or the Township
of South Whitehall Authority may have against properties for municipal
improvements or municipal services rendered thereto.
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT
Any work performed by the Township of South Whitehall or
the Township of South Whitehall Authority for which the Township or
the Authority can assess the cost of construction upon the properties
accommodated or benefitted thereby.
All requests for information relating to the
existence of municipal improvements or claims of the Township of South
Whitehall or the Township of South Whitehall Authority shall be made
in writing to the Manager of the Township of South Whitehall and shall
contain the following information:
A. The address of the premises.
C. Deed Book volume and page.
A fee in an amount established from time to
time by resolution of the Township Commissioners shall accompany all
requests for information relating to municipal improvements or claims.
The following officer shall be the only officer
of the Township of South Whitehall who is authorized to provide a
certificate relating to the contents of the Township records relative
to municipal improvements and claims:
A. The Manager of the Township of South Whitehall.
[Adopted 3-7-2012 by Ord. No. 946]
In any situation in which South Whitehall Township ("Township")
seeks to assess or impose attorneys' fees in connection with
the collection of a delinquent account and the filing and prosecution
of a municipal claim and lien, the Township shall first comply with
the procedures set forth in Section 3(a)(2) of the Municipal Claim
and Tax Lien Law, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 7106(a)(2).
The Township Solicitor is hereby authorized and directed to
include a claim for attorneys' fees in all municipal claims and
liens filed on behalf of the Township under the Municipal Claim and
Tax Lien Law. The attorneys' fees set forth in this article are
exclusive of and independent from all costs and expenses in connection
with filing, prosecuting, and executing municipal claims and liens.
[Amended 5-1-2013 by Ord.
No. 971]
The official Township Fee Schedule, as it relates to Section
3(a)(1) of the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law, shall be as adopted
by resolution of the Board of Commissioners from time to time. Such
resolution shall address the fixed fee per filing, the hourly rate
for attorney time expended and the hourly rate for paralegal time
expended for work regarding the collection or settlement of a filed
claim after the filing of the municipal claim or lien, including without
limitation in connection with the prosecuting a municipal claim to
final judgment, in connection with the execution upon a judgment,
in connection with lien satisfaction, or otherwise.