[Adopted 9-11-2013 by Ord. No. 985]
A. 
Sewer rental and service charges imposed hereunder and not paid within 30 days of the billing date shall be subject to a penalty of 10% and shall bear interest at the rate of 1/2% per month upon 110% of the sewage charge or fraction thereof, plus accumulated interest, until paid and shall be a lien upon the real property to which said sewer rental or sewer service charge applies from the date said sewer rental or sewer service charge becomes due and payable. Said sewer rental or sewer service charge, if not paid within 30 days, may be collected as provided by law, including but not limited to the filing of a municipal lien, municipal claim or an action in assumpsit.
B. 
The Solicitor of the Borough of Emsworth is hereby authorized to collect the same. The Solicitor shall have the authority now vested by law for the collections of Borough taxes and liens.
A. 
In addition to the enforcement powers set out in § 186-30 above, the proper officers of the Borough of Emsworth are empowered to initiate proceedings to have the Municipal Authority of the Borough of West View, or its successor, provide for water shutoff in the event of delinquency in the payment of sewer charges imposed by the Borough of Emsworth.
B. 
The Borough of Emsworth or its empowered agent shall likewise have the authority to make reasonable rules for the administration of the terminating water service in the event of delinquency in the payment of sewer charges or rentals. The Borough of Emsworth shall establish a water-shutoff policy and procedure by resolution and comply with applicable federal, state and local laws. The policies and procedures may be thereafter amended without a resolution.
C. 
The Borough Secretary is authorized to accept payments on delinquent accounts.
D. 
Exercise of the right to file a lien on delinquent charges as authorized in § 186-30 shall be unaffected by use of the water-shutoff policy provided in this section.
The Emsworth Borough Council shall, by resolution or motion, designate a qualified entity or individual as the Borough's Sewage Fee Administrator charged with the duty of billing and collecting all sewer rentals and sewer service charges imposed herein, and shall approve the form and style of all bills, forms and records required.