A fee for collection and disposal of garbage from each residence
is hereby assessed. The fee shall be as indicated below.
Year
|
Annual Fee
|
---|
2024
|
$290
|
2025
|
$316
|
2026
|
$345
|
2027
|
$375
|
2028
|
$410
|
The owner is responsible for the payment of the fee for each
residence owned by the owner. The fee set herein provided may be paid
by the owner, tenant, lessee, or user of a particular residence, but
timely payment of the fee shall be the responsibility of the owner.
In accordance with the Municipal Claims Act, 53 P.S. § 7101
et seq. (as amended), all fees, penalties, interest, collection fees,
lien filing and satisfaction fees and other charges imposed for failure
to pay promptly shall constitute a lien upon and against the subject
residence and its owner from the date of their imposition and assessment.
Any owner who believes the provisions of this Part 7 have been
applied in error may appeal in the following manner and sequence.
707.1. An owner may appeal to the Municipal
Manager or the Manager's designee within 30 days of the due date
for the fee. The appellant, stating the grounds for further appeal,
shall deliver notice of the appeal to the Mt. Lebanon Manager or the
Manager's designee. The Municipal Manager or designee shall issue
a written decision on the appeal within 30 days. All decisions by
the Municipal Manager or the Manager's designee shall be personally
delivered to the owner or, sent to the billing address of the customer
by first-class mail.
707.2. A decision of the Municipal Manager that is adverse
to the appellant may be further appealed to the Commission within
30 days of receipt of the adverse decision. The appellant, stating
the ground for further appeal, shall deliver notice of the appeal
to the Municipal Manager or designee. The appellant shall present
the appeal at the next meeting of the Commission that is at least
14 days after delivery of the appeal. The Commission shall issue a
written decision on the appeal within 30 days of the conclusion of
the presentation. The decision of the Commission shall be final.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Part
7 or its application to any person, property or circumstances is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court, such holding shall not be construed to affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions of this Part
7 or its application, for such portion shall be deemed as a separate, distinct and independent provision from the remaining provisions which shall be and remain in full force and effect. It is hereby declared the legislative intent that this Part
7 would have been adopted had such invalid or unconstitutional provision of its application not been included therein.