(A) Any property owner in the township who has not paid promptly any municipal charge owing to the township for which the property becomes charged or assessed, pursuant to the Municipal Claims Act, 53 P.S. §§ 7101 et seq., shall also include an amount sufficient to compensate the township for its reasonable attorney fees incurred in the collection of such delinquent charges at the same hourly rate being paid by the township to its Municipal Solicitor.
(B) The actual fees paid by the property owner shall reflect the actual time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved and the skill requisite to properly undertake collection and representation of the township, the customary charges of the members of the Bar for similar services, the amount of the delinquent accounts collected and the benefit to the township for the services provided.
(Ord. 134, passed 6-14-2000)