[Ord. No. 622 §1 — 2, 4-15-2003]
A.
Upon
determination of the City Clerk that a negotiable instrument has been
dishonored and returned to the municipality without proper payment
for goods, services, taxes, debts, assessments, or fees provided by,
on behalf of, or to the order of the City of Weatherby Lake, collection
action shall be initiated at once by mail, telephone, or other appropriate
action, including criminal complaint.
B.
In
addition to collecting the full sum of the amount dishonored, the
City Clerk shall also require the payment of a returned check fee
from the responsible party in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
for each instrument returned or dishonored. A negotiable instrument,
such as a check, draft, or money order, shall be deemed to have been
dishonored if it is returned unpaid to the municipality for any reason
(including, but not limited to, insufficient funds, stop payment order,
improper endorsement or a closed account). Multiple presentments to
a bank of an instrument is not required to prove that such instrument
has been dishonored.
C.
Notice
of this fee shall be posed in a conspicuous manner at City Hall and
shall be included where feasible and appropriate on any City of Weatherby
Lake statement, solicitation or billing.
