The purpose of this article is to establish unified ordinance for collection of fees for Finance Department operations.
[Adopted 12-7-2016 by Ord. No. 15335 (Article 401 of the 1962 Codified Ordinances)]
The Finance Department is authorized to assess $30 to process a tax certification request for a parcel of real property within the City of Allentown. Resulting proceeds are distributed into the General Fund.
[Amended 10-17-2018 by Ord. No. 15486]
Whenever any association, corporation or natural person submits a check to the City for deposit for payment of any City tax, claim, fee, license or any other service or charge, whereby such check is returned to the City as unpaid for any reason, the Finance Department shall charge the maker of such check a returned check fee of $40. If the City receives notice that a subsequent check has been returned as unpaid by the same maker during any eighteen-month period, the returned check fee for the subsequent check shall be $80.