A.
The fee for collection of municipal waste and recyclable materials
for a residential property as provided for in this chapter shall be
determined by resolution of the Board of Commissioners. Such collection
fees, together with any Township administrative fees to be established
from time to time by the Board of Commissioners by resolution, shall
be charged directly to the property owner, who shall promptly pay
the same in accordance with the terms of the statement.
B.
Collection fees shall be paid bimonthly, and bimonthly billings for
collection fees shall be sent on the first day of each bimonthly period
for the prior bimonthly period. All bills for collection fees shall
be due and payable on their respective dates, subject to the following:
(1)
If paid in full within 25 days after the date of the bill, the face
amount of the bill.
(2)
If not paid in full within 25 days after the date of the bill, a
penalty of 10% shall be added thereto.
(3)
Any costs and/or attorney's fees incurred by the Township in
collecting a delinquent bill shall be added to the unpaid bill along
with penalties and interest as set forth above and the aggregate of
the same shall be entered as a lien on the property served.
(4)
Payments shall not be deemed received until actually received in
the office of the Director of Finance of Caln Township.
(5)
Bills for trash and recycling fees and charges shall be paid by the
title owner of the real property to which trash and recycling collection
services have been provided or are made available and shall be mailed
by the Township to that address, unless and until a different address
is specified, in writing, by the owner of such property, delivered
to the Township by certified first-class United States mail, return
receipt requested. Failure of the property owner to receive a bill
because the owner has not provided a correct address or as a result
of an outdated address or failure of a tenant to forward the bill
to the owner or any other reason shall not excuse timely payment of
trash and recycling fees and charges or extend the time for payment
thereof. It shall be incumbent upon all property owners to provide
the Township with the correct billing address or any changes thereto.
(6)
The penalties provided for herein shall be concurrent with all other
remedies available to the Township for collection of trash and recycling
fees. All such unpaid collection fees and charges, together with penalties,
interest and costs incurred by the Township in connection therewith
shall be and constitute a municipal claim and, when filed of record,
shall constitute a lien on the real property for which the collection
fee has been imposed. Interest at the rate of 6% per annum is hereby
imposed and shall be collected on all trash and recycling fees and
charges from the date of the filing of a municipal lien therefor in
the proper public office, as provided in the Pennsylvania Municipal
Claims and Tax Lien Act. In addition, the Township may collect all
unpaid trash and recycling fees, penalties, interest and other authorized
costs and charges, together with interest thereon, in any manner and
by any proceeding otherwise provided for by law.
(7)
The Township shall have the right to cut off collection services
from the delinquent premises and not to restore the same until all
delinquent bills against the same and the cost of discontinuing and
restoring service shall have been paid. These penalties shall be concurrent
with all other remedies, legal and equitable, available to the Township
for collection of said fees, including but not limited to municipal
lien and assumpsit remedies.
