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Township of Haverford, PA
Delaware County
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[Added 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2765]
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of Haverford is hereby authorized to impose a fee and other regulations for the collection of garbage, rubbish, and refuse pursuant to Article XV, Section 1501 and Section 1502, Clause XXVIII of the First Class Township Code Act of 1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 56501 and 56527, and to adopt this article pursuant to and as part of the budget adoption procedures under the Home Rule Charter of the Township.
During the annual budget process, the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Haverford, County of Delaware, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shall establish an annual fee, per resident building containing one dwelling unit, for the purpose of collecting garbage, rubbish and other refuse materials. The owner of record of any residence building containing one or more dwelling units shall be charged the fee per calendar year for each dwelling unit contained in said resident building, up to a maximum of four units, for the collection of said refuse from the resident building by the Township of Haverford. The responsibility for this charge remains with the owner of record.
The fee specified in § 95-28 above does not apply to commercial and industrial establishments and/or apartment units exceeding four dwelling units, as these are not collected by the Township's Sanitation Department.
A. 
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of Haverford hereby establishes a trash fee rebate program which will provide a rebate of the trash fee to qualified residents. To qualify for the rebate, a claimant must be the property owner and have a total household income from all sources of less than $9,000 for a rebate of $50, or less than $15,000 for a rebate of $30. Further, a claimant must also be:
(1) 
Age 65 years or older as of December 31 of the previous year;
(2) 
A widow or widower, age 50 to 64 years as of December 31 of the previous year; or
(3) 
Permanently disabled and age 18 to 64 years as of December 31 of the previous year.
B. 
The Township Finance Department shall establish procedures to determine an individual's qualifications for this rebate. No rebate shall be issued until qualifications listed above have been substantiated. Rebate payments shall be processed on a monthly basis.
C. 
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of Haverford hereby establishes it to be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment for up to 90 days upon conviction, to make excessive claims or to make fraudulent claims under this rebate program.
A. 
The fee is charged and separately stated on the annual real estate tax, sewer rental and trash fee bill mailed to all property owners on February 1 of each year.
B. 
In the event of new residential construction, a pro-rated bill will be prepared and mailed to the homeowner.
A discount of 2% shall be applied to all bills paid within 60 days from the date of the bill. The face amount of the bills shall be due and payable on or after 60 days from the date of the bill. If said bills are not paid on or before 120 days from the date of the bills, an additional penalty of 10% shall be added. Delinquent accounts that are assigned to special counsel for collection are subject to the procedures, interest, schedule of attorney fees and charges as established in Chapter 63, Collection Procedures, Article I, Unpaid Sewer and Trash Accounts.