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.
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.