[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Port Vue 11-1992 by Ord. No. 438 (Ch. 1, Part 8, of the 1989 Code of
Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association,
joint stock association or government entity; includes a trustee,
a receiver, an assignee or a similar representative of any of them.
A.Â
The Borough is hereby authorized to impose a charge in an amount commensurate with the bank charge to the Borough upon the account of any person, as that term is defined in § 128-1 hereinabove, who remits a payment to the Borough by a check which is returned to the Borough due to insufficient funds in the account upon which the check was drawn.
B.Â
The Borough Secretary or other designated Borough official shall
notify the person in whose name the account is titled that the subject
account has been so charged as a result of the returned check. Said
notice shall be sent by regular mail to the last known address of
the account holder within 20 days of the date that the account has
been so charged.
[Added 6-3-2008 by Ord. No. 554]
A.Â
The Borough shall charge a fee equal to the fee charged by the Borough's
financial institution for processing a check for which there are insufficient
funds for collection to the party who issues the check.
B.Â
The fee charged for insufficient funds, if unpaid, shall be included
in any lien filed for nonpayment of water, sewage, garbage, taxes
or for any municipal assessment if said fee, tax or assessment shall
remain unpaid.
C.Â
Effective date. This section and the fees established thereby shall
be effective June 4, 2008.