[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Little Egg Harbor as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-8-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-12]
A.
A service charge in the amount of $20 shall be imposed on any taxes,
fees or other charges due to the Township of Little Egg Harbor where
a check or draft has been submitted to the Township toward the payment
of such taxes, fees or other charges, and such check or draft is returned
for insufficient funds. The Township Committee authorizes the appropriate
municipal officer to demand that future payments be tendered in cash
or by certified or cashier's check on any account where a check
tendered for payment on such account is returned for insufficient
funds. In addition, the service charge aforesaid may be collected
in any manner authorized by N.J.S.A. 40:5-18.
B.
It is hereby determined that the amount of such service charge is
equal to the approximate amount of the Township's administrative
or other related costs where a check or draft has been returned for
insufficient funds.
A.
A fee of $10 shall be charged and payable to the Tax Collector in
the Township of Little Egg Harbor for the issuance of each certified
copy of a municipal lien search.
A fee of $5 shall be charged and payable to the Tax Collector
in the Township of Little Egg Harbor for the issuance of each proof
of payment letter.
A.
A fee of $5 shall be charged and payable to the Tax Collector in
the Township of Little Egg Harbor for the issuance of a duplicate
copy of a tax bill.
A fee of $25 shall be charged and payable to the Tax Collector
in the Township of Little Egg Harbor for the issuance of each certificate
of redemption.
A.
The Tax Collector shall provide to any party entitled to redeem a
certificate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-54 two calculations of the amount
required for redemption within a calendar year at no cost.
B.
A fee of $50 shall be charged and payable to the Tax Collector in
the Township of Little Egg Harbor for any additional subsequent calculations.
A fee of $100 shall be charged and payable to the Tax Collector
in the Township of Little Egg Harbor for the issuance of a duplicate
tax sale certificate.
The fees for copies of government records shall be $0.05 per
letter-size page (eight inches by 11 inches) or smaller, and $0.07
per legal-size page (eight inches by 14 inches).
In the event the Township provides notice of tax sale by regular
or certified mail in lieu of any two publications, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
54:5-26, the costs of the mailings shall be added to the cost of the
sale, not to exceed $25 for each notice for a particular property.