[Adopted 10-2-2017 STM by Art. 30, AG 1-18-2018, eff. 2-15-2018]
Fees and charges in this article may not be current based on the Town’s acceptance of MGL c. 40, § 22F.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the due date of payment of any charge or bill owed to the Town by a person, corporation or other party shall be the 30th day after the charge or bill is incurred. A charge or bill shall be incurred within the meaning of this bylaw on the date when a Town board, officer, employee or agency first mails notice of the charge or bill to the person, corporation or other party responsible for its payment.
If a charge or bill owed to the Town remains unpaid after the due date under § 149-1 of this bylaw, interest shall accrue on such unpaid charge or bill from the day after such due date to the date of payment.
The rate of interest under § 149-2 shall be the rate at which interest may be charged on tax bills under the provisions of MGL c. 59, § 57.
All payments of charges or bills owed to the Town shall be applied first to the payment of interest accrued under this bylaw. The balance of payments shall be applied to the payment of the principal of the charge or bill.
A. 
This bylaw shall not apply to any charge or bill owed to the Town on accounts for which interest is or may be imposed under law or as or may be otherwise required to be paid under law at any time after the charge or bill is incurred because of the failure to pay the charge or bill in a timely manner.
B. 
This bylaw shall not apply to any charge or bill owed to the Town on account of which a late charge, penalty, demand fee or other similar assessment, exclusive of interest, is or may be imposed under law because of the failure to pay the charge or bill in a timely manner. Any such late charge, penalty, demand fee or other such assessment imposed under law because of the failure to pay a charge or bill in a timely manner shall not be a charge or bill owed to the Town with the meaning of this bylaw.
This bylaw shall apply only to charges or bills generated or imposed by the Police Department, Fire Department, School Department, Health Department and Planning Board.