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RECEIVABLES All billings, including but not limited to property taxes, water bills, sewer rent charges, demolition costs, parking tickets and other billings issued by any City department or agency.

A. Each City agency or department which creates a receivable shall promptly refer all arrears to the Comptroller's Division of Collections in a manner prescribed by the Division of Collections. B. The Division of Collections shall perform necessary collection and billing of said arrears accounts with the assistance of the Department of Law as required. C. The Comptroller may engage the services of private credit or collection agencies and other professional services, as required, in accordance with the General Municipal Law and the Charter. D. The Comptroller will prepare an annual report detailing the moneys and fees collected and expended. E. Fees. The Comptroller shall impose fees or charges in connection with the collection of arrears as provide...

No person, individual, corporation or other entity shall be permitted to contract with, be licensed or permitted by or do business with the City of Buffalo, its departments, boards or agencies without official certification by the Division of Collections that all outstanding obligations or arrears owed to the City, its departments, boards or agencies are paid in full or otherwise have made arrangement for payment in full to the satisfaction of the Comptroller. This section shall not be deemed to require payment of any obligation prior to the last day such obligation is due without penalty or interest or prior to the expiration of any application grace period.

[HISTORY: Derived from Sec. 53 of Ch. IV of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974, of the City of Buffalo. Amendments noted where applicable.]

A. It shall be lawful to place, maintain and operate, on the City's right-of-way, collection boxes for parcels, packages or mail in accordance with the following conditions: (1) The Director of Licenses may issue a license to place and maintain such boxes on the City right-of-way upon receipt of an application for said placement, describing in detail the size, weight and appearance of said collection box, along with all approved plans for the manner of securing of said box to the City right-of-way. Such box shall be constructed in accordance with specifications approved by the Director of Licenses, including the requirements that each box shall be firmly bolted to a concrete base at all four (4) corners. (2) No box shall be placed closer than eighteen...

[HISTORY. Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Buffalo 6-5-1990,[1] effective 6-18-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Electricity — See Ch. 165. Licenses — See Ch. 263. Poles and wires — See Ch. 330. Shortwave broadcasts — See Ch. 383. [1] Editor's Note: This ordinance was adopted as Ch. 444 of the Code of the City of Buffalo and repealed former Ch. 444, Television Repair.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BOARD The Board of Consumer Electronics.

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS Items which shall include televisions, radios, phonographs, videocassette recorders (VCR's) and compact disc players (CD's) and shall also include the installation and repair of satellite dish receptors and antennas and microwave oven repair.

PERSON Includes any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, company or organization of any kind.

SERVICE The maintenance, repair, replacement, testing, inspection and modification of consumer electronics equipment.

A. Creation. There is hereby created a Board of Consumer Electronics to consist of five members. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the Common Council. The Mayor shall have the power to remove appointed members for reasons stated in writing and after an opportunity to be heard, and he shall also possess the power to fill any vacancy occurring for the unexpired term of a member with a person having the same minimum qualifications. One member of the Board shall be designated by the Mayor as Chairman, and the designation may be changed from time to time. B. Terms of office. The appointed members shall serve for terms of one, two, three, four and five years, respectively, in the order in which such appointme...

A. No person shall represent or hold himself out to be a licensed consumer electronics repair technician unless duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter. B. After April 1, 1990, any person holding himself out as engaged in the servicing of consumer electronics and in the installation and/or servicing of microwave ovens, antennas and satellite dishes shall be licensed as a consumer electronics technician. C. After April 1, 1990, one engaged solely in the installation and/or servicing of reception antennas and/or satellite dish receptors may, in lieu of the license enumerated in Subsection B above, be licensed solely for that purpose. In such event, the license received shall be clearly stamped: "Reception Equipment Installation and Repair Onl...

Each person, as defined by this chapter, who is required to obtain a license under the provisions hereof shall make application, in writing, on forms provided by the Board. Said application shall be signed by the applicant under oath and shall contain information prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Board.

An applicant shall be deemed qualified to take the examination for consumer electronics technician herein provided for if he is of good moral character and is able to furnish satisfactory proof that he has either of the following qualifications: A. That the applicant, prior to his application, was engaged as an apprentice licensed under the provisions of this chapter in servicing consumer electronics equipment under the supervision of a person having the qualifications prescribed hereby for consumer electronics technician for the period of 4,000 hours. B. In the case of applicants for licenses for microwave installation and repair, the applicant shall show proof that he has been engaged as an apprentice licensed under the provisions of this chapter und...

The written examination shall be dispensed with upon proof, satisfactory to the Board, that an applicant is one who either: A. For consumer electronics repair licenses: (1) Has had at least 6,000 hours of practical experience prior to the effective date of this chapter; (2) Has had 2,000 hours of such experience and has completed a course of study approved as indicated in § 143-5C or D above; or (3) Is one who is certified by the National Electronics Service Dealers Association.

[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] The Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services shall issue an apprentice license to any individual who pays a fee as set forth in Chapter 175, Fees, is at least 16 years of age and is of good moral character. Said application shall be signed by the applicant under oath and shall contain information prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Board. Said applicant shall register with the Board as an apprentice. Said apprentice shall obtain employment under or study under the direction of a licensed consumer electronics technician and may not represent or hold himself out to be a licensed technician until duly licensed as provided herein, nor may said apprentice repair or service any consumer electronics ite...

[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] The Board of Consumer Electronics shall approve and shall be responsible for the content and grading of all examinations given under this chapter. Results of all examinations shall be certified by the Board at its first monthly meeting after completion of examinations by applicants. Any applicant shall be given an opportunity to review, in the presence of a Board member, the results of his/her examination, which, however, may not be removed from the office of the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services.

[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] Each duly licensed technician or apprentice shall have his license identification card on his person at all times while engaged in the servicing of consumer electronics equipment and shall, upon request, tender the same for inspection by any person for whom said service is being rendered. In addition, said license shall be displayed at the place of employment at all times in a place prominent and visible to the public. The Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services shall provide both the license and the identification card at the time of license approval.

It shall be unlawful for any consumer electronics technician to employ as an apprentice or as a technician a person who is not licensed or to whom a license has not been issued as provided in this chapter.