[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Falls Township 3-20-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-6. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The elected Tax Collector of Falls Township
is hereby appointed, authorized and directed to act as the Collector
of Delinquent Taxes within the Township for real estate taxes collected
after the end of the tax year but before the taxes remaining unpaid
are submitted to the Bucks County Tax Claim Bureau for collection.
A.Â
This appointment and authorization shall remain in
effect until the Board of Supervisors, by ordinance, takes further
action, as required by law.
B.Â
In the event of a vacancy in the office of Tax Collector
during the term of this appointment, the successor Tax Collector shall
automatically succeed to the powers and duties set forth herein.
The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall not
be required to give additional bond on account of this appointment.
A.Â
The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall have all the
authority and power now vested by law in the Collector of nondelinquent
Township taxes for the collection of such delinquent taxes.
B.Â
The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall account to
the Board of Supervisors for all delinquent tax collections made in
the same manner as required for the reporting of nondelinquent tax
collections.
The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall be compensated
in the same manner as provided for the collection of nondelinquent
taxes within the Township.