All checks and electronic remittances made payable to the City of Canton or any departments of the City which are returned to the City for nonpayment by the drawer’s bank shall be returned to the City Treasurer’s office for collection. The City Treasurer shall charge and collect a fifty dollar ($50.00) fee from the drawer to cover the cost of bank charges on the returned check or electronic remittance and the administrative costs in processing the returned check or electronic remittance and in collecting payment. This charge shall be in addition to any other civil or criminal penalties which may be available against the drawer.
The Treasurer may waived dishonored remittance fees for reasonable cause shown.
(Ord. 123-2020. Passed 6-29-20.)