[Adopted 3-17-2014 by Ord. No. 531 (Ch. 87 of the 1982 Code)]
This article shall be known as the "Township of Muhlenberg Municipal
Delinquent Accounts Collection Agency Costs Ordinance."
The following collection procedures are hereby established to
be the policy of the Township:
A. At least 30 days prior to assessing
or imposing agency fees in connection with the collection of a delinquent
account, the Township shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class
mail, postage prepaid, a notice of such intention to the delinquent
account party or other entity liable for the account (the "account
debtor").
B. All notices required by this article
shall be mailed to the account debtor's last known post office address
as recorded in the records or other information of the Township, or
such other address as it may be able to obtain from the County Office
of Assessment and Revision of Taxes or elsewhere.
C. Each notice as described above
shall include the following:
(1) The type of charge, the date
it became due and the amount owed, including penalty and interest;
(2) A statement of the Township's
intent to impose or assess agency fees within 30 days after the mailing
of the notice;
(3) The manner in which the assessment
of imposition of agency 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 Township official designated
as responsible for collection matters.
The proper officials of the Township are hereby authorized and
empowered to take such additional action as they may deem necessary
or appropriate to implement this article.
The provisions of this article shall be severable, and if any
provision hereof shall be held to be unconstitutional, invalid or
illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall
not affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions of this
article.
This article shall become effective immediately upon enactment
or, if later, upon the earliest date permitted by law.