[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Beverly 3-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Whenever a fee or payment is due to the City for any service, fee, tax or other purpose, the City will accept the following forms of payment unless otherwise prohibited in §§ 409-2 and 409-3 of this chapter:
A. 
Currency and coin of the United States of America;
B. 
U.S. postal money order payable to the City;
C. 
Certified checks payable to the City;
D. 
Bank treasurer's checks payable to the City;
E. 
Business or personal checks payable to the City;
F. 
Authorized electronic payments deposited to the City's account; and
G. 
Valid credit or debit cards which may, from time to time, be authorized for acceptance by the City.
When any payment to the City is rejected or dishonored, the City shall notify the payor in writing and provide a three-day period for a valid payment to be made.
A. 
Such notice shall advise the payor that:
(1) 
All bank or other third-party charges to the City for the dishonored payment shall be added to the amount due; and
(2) 
In addition, a dishonored payment fee, in an amount as provided in Chapter 260, Fee Schedule, shall be added to the amount due.[1]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (c), regarding a second occurrence of dishonored payment within one year, which immediately followed, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Failure to make the payment, cost and fees within the three-day period shall result in the City pursing all appropriate means of collection and the voiding of any permits or licenses that may have been issued.
A. 
When a dishonored payment is received two or more times within a one-year period from the same person or entity or for the same debt, in addition to costs and a dishonored payment fee, future payments will only be accepted in the form of:
(1) 
Currency and coin of the United States of America;
(2) 
U.S. postal money order payable to the City;
(3) 
Certified checks payable to the City; or
(4) 
Bank Treasurer's Checks payable to the City.
B. 
If the dishonored payment was in the form of an electronic payment, the City shall take steps to notify the transmitting bank or agency that no future electronic payments are to be forwarded to the City.
C. 
Relief from this payment restriction may only be granted by the City Administrator upon a showing of good cause and, in no event, sooner than one year after the imposition of the restriction.
Unpaid charges and dishonored payment fees incurred under this chapter shall be certified to the Tax Collector, who shall add such municipal charges to amounts due for taxes on any real property owned by the debtor within the City. Such municipal charges shall be due and collected in the same way and manner as real property taxes.
Notices under this chapter shall be by personal delivery or by regular mail to the address of record in the office of the City Clerk and/or Tax Collector.