[Ord. 2013-12, 9/9/2013, § 1]
In any situation in which Lower Mount Bethel Township ("Township")
seeks to assess or impose attorneys' fees in connection with the collection
of a delinquent account and the filing and prosecution of a municipal
claim and lien, the Township shall first comply with the procedures
set forth in § 3(a)(2) of the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien
Law, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 7106(a)(2).
[Ord. 2013-12, 9/9/2013, § 2]
The Township Solicitor is hereby authorized and directed to
include a claim for attorneys' fees in all municipal claims and liens
filed on behalf of the Township under the Municipal Claim and Tax
Lien Law.[1] The attorneys' fees set forth in this Part are exclusive
of and independent from all costs and expenses in connection with
filing, prosecuting, and executing municipal claims and liens.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 7101 et seq.
[Ord. 2013-12, 9/9/2013, § 2]
The official Township Fee Schedule, as it relates to § 3(a)(1)
of the Municipal Claim Law,[1] is the normal rate charged by the Township Solicitor as
listed on the most recent resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors
for each hour of attorney and paralegal time expended, charged by
the tenth of an hour, on work to collect or settle a filed claim after
the filing of the municipal claim or lien including, without limitation,
in connection with the prosecuting a municipal claim to final judgment,
in connection with the execution upon a judgment, in connection with
lien satisfaction, or otherwise.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 7103(a)(a).
