[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Blawnox as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-18-1996 by Ord. No. 500; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
This article shall be known as the "Municipal Claim and Tax Collection Resolution."
Hereinafter, for every delinquent claim, charge, tax, assessment, levy or obligation owed to the Borough of Blawnox, there shall be added to such claim, charge, tax, assessment, levy or obligation such attorney's fees, charges, and expenses incurred in the collection process subsequent to proper notification to taxpayers of the intent to impose attorney's fees on delinquent obligations. Such additional charges shall be collected in addition to such interest and penalties as are allowed by law. They shall further be collected in the same manner and with the full authority as other municipal claims of any nature, and shall be deemed to be a municipal claim and collectable and lienable as such.
Such fees shall be reasonable and the same are hereby established in a fee rate as attached hereto and made a part hereof as Schedule A.[1] Said schedule of fees is hereby deemed to be reasonable, fair and necessary in order to allow the Borough to collect such sums due it. This schedule may be amended by resolution.
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Editor's Note: Schedule A is on file in the Borough offices.
Any person or entity empowered to collect sums on behalf of the Borough is directed to add such fees as are incurred to the extent allowed and set forth on Schedule A. Such sums collected pursuant to this article shall be in addition to any tax, penalty, interest, costs or fees already part of the delinquent account or assessment.
Attorney fees incurred to the extent set forth on Schedule A shall be added to all unpaid real estate tax claims of any nature arising or imposed subsequent to the date of adoption of this article, or which become delinquent or are redetermined to be delinquent subsequent to this date. Prior to the time when such fees are added to any underlying claim, the Tax Collector shall first give the taxpayer such notice as required by law. The Tax Collector or other collector shall so notify the taxpayer by sending such notice to the taxpayer's last-known address by mailing notices in the manner prescribed by the Act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, known as Act 20 of 2003.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
Any resolution in conflict with this article shall be deemed to have been repealed to the extent of the conflict. If any portion of this article or Schedule A is deemed to be illegal or unconstitutional, then it is the intent of Council that it would have enacted the balance of this article and Schedule A irrespective of said invalid portion.
This article shall become effective immediately.