[Added 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 1711]
Full payment of all claims and assessments for any municipal improvements or installations shall be made to the Township within 90 days from the date of notice of the claim or assessment. If any municipal assessment or claim remains unpaid in any amount after 90 days from the date of notice of assessment or claim then municipal lien for the entire amount of the assessment, as more fully described below, shall be filed against that property.
[Amended 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2776, approved 11-3-2009]
The Mayor and his duly authorized designee are hereby authorized to enter into the following payment plans with property owners in the Township for any claims and assessment for municipal improvements including, but not limited to, curbing and sidewalk installation and all other municipal improvements and installations.
If full payment of the assessment or claim is made to the Township within 45 days from the date of notice of the claim or assessment, the amount of the assessment shall be discounted by 1%.
A. 
The property owner may elect to pay the assessment or claim in two equal installments.
(1) 
Payment of the first installment shall be made to the Township within six months from the date of the notice of claim or assessment.
(2) 
Payment of the second installment shall be made to the Township within 12 months from the date of the notice of claim or assessment.
B. 
In the event that this election is made and payments are made in a timely fashion, in accordance with the schedule of this paragraph, the Township shall bear the costs and expenses of filing and/or satisfaction of any municipal liens filed to secure this obligation.
The property owner may elect to pay the claim or assessment in four equal installments.
A. 
Payment of the first installment shall be made to the Township within six months from the date of the notice of claim or assessment.
B. 
Payment of the second installment shall be made to the Township within 12 months from the date of notice of claim or assessment.
C. 
Payment of the third installment shall be made to the Township within 18 months from the date of the notice claim or assessment.
D. 
Payment of the fourth installment shall be made to the Township within 24 months from the date of the notice of claim or assessment.
If any amount of any municipal claim or assessment remains unpaid after 90 days after the date of notice of the claim or assessment, interest on the amount remaining unpaid shall accrue at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of notice of assessment or claim. All such interest shall be added to and become part of the municipal claim or assessment.
In the event that any installment payment plan is chosen, the property owner shall also pay an administrative charge of $50. That administrative charge is to reimburse the Township for its additional costs incurred in processing and record keeping for the installment payment plans, not for any expenses related to filing and satisfying a municipal lien. This administrative charge shall be added to the amount of the assessment or claim and any municipal lien which is filed.
All municipal liens filed under this Part 1 shall state and include the following amounts:
A. 
Claim or assessment amount remaining unpaid.
B. 
Interest accrued on the amount remaining unpaid, at the rate of 10% per annum.
C. 
Administrative charge of $50.
D. 
Lien filing and satisfaction costs, in the amount of $48.
In the event that any installment payment plan is selected and all payments thereunder are made to the Township in a timely fashion, then the Township shall bear and absorb all of the costs and expenses of the filing and/or satisfaction of any municipal lien filed to secure the assessment or claim.
A. 
If the property owner fails to make timely payments to the Township within 90 days or pursuant to the selected installment payment plan, then the property owner shall bear and pay all of the costs and expenses of the filing and/or satisfaction of any municipal lien and the administrative charge as set forth above.
B. 
In addition, the property owners shall pay any and all costs and fees incurred in any legal action or proceeding to collect any amount remaining unpaid of the assessment or charges, interest or costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, which alone shall not exceed 10% of the total amount sought to be collected.
Under any installment payment plan, the Township shall send to the property owner, on or before the respective six month interval payment due dates, statements showing:
A. 
Total amount of the claim or assessment remaining unpaid.
B. 
Accrued interest on the amount remaining unpaid.
C. 
Amount of the current installment payment, including accrued interest.
D. 
Balance remaining unpaid after the installment payment is made.