A charge of $40 plus the cost to mail the notice of delinquency
required by Act 20 of 2003, being a cost of collection, shall be assessed against
and added to the Borough's claim for each account as an administrative
charge.
Interest will be assessed upon all delinquent unpaid municipal
claims at a rate of 10% per annum and added to the unpaid claim.
The following collection procedures are hereby established in
accordance with the Act:
A. At least 30 days prior to assessing or imposing attorney fees in
connection with the collection of an account, the Borough or its designee
shall mail or cause to be mailed, by certified mail, return receipt
requested, a notice of such intention to the taxpayer or other entity
liable for the account (the "property owner").
B. If the certified mail notice is undelivered, then, at least 10 days
prior to the assessing or imposing such attorney fees, the Borough
or its designee shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail,
a second notice to the property owner.
C. All notices required by this chapter shall be mailed to the property
owner's last known post office address as recorded in the records
or other information of the Borough or such other address as it may
be able to obtain from the County Office of Assessment and Revision
of Taxes.
D. Each notice as described above shall include the following:
(1) The type of claim or other charge, the date it became due and the
amount owed, including penalty and interest;
(2) A statement of the Borough's intent to impose or assess attorney
fees within 30 days after the mailing of the first notice, or within
10 days after the mailing of the second notice;
(3) The manner in which the assessment or imposition of attorney fees
may be avoided by payment of the account; and
(4) The place of payment for accounts and the name and telephone number
of the Borough representative designated as responsible for collection
matters.
The Borough appoints Michelle R. Portnoff, Esquire, as Solicitor
for the limited purpose of collecting delinquent municipal claims
and hereby authorizes her, and attorneys under her supervision, to
sign any and all documents, including municipal claims, on behalf
of the Borough.
The proper officials of the Borough are hereby authorized and
empowered to take such additional action as they may deem necessary
or appropriate to implement this chapter.