(a) The Director of Finance, on behalf of the Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court, is authorized to enter into a contract or contracts for professional services necessary to collect any or all of all of the following:
(1) Financial sanctions imposed upon misdemeanor offenders under RC Section 2929.28, civil judgments, criminal judgments converted to civil judgments, fees, costs, and other receivables of the Cleveland Municipal Court;
(2) Unpaid notices of liability for photo- enforced red light and speeding offenses issued under Section 413.031;
(3) Unpaid parking infraction judgments and default judgments;
(4) Restitution payments in cases in which payment is a receivable of the Court.
(b) Any collection contract entered into under the authority of this section may include in its scope the collection of any or all receivables of the Cleveland Municipal Court whether or not expressly listed in division (a). The types of receivables listed in division (a) are illustrative only and shall not limit the scope of collection work that may be included in the contract.
(c) In any case in which it is not already provided that the debtor is liable for the costs of collection under any provision of the Codified Ordinances or state law, or any rule of court or judgment entry, the debtor may be assessed a fee under this division in an amount equal to the costs paid by the City to any vendor for the costs of collection of the debt.
(d) The cost of each contract authorized by this section shall be paid from any proper appropriation accounts including any fund to which are credited the following fees, which are appropriated for this purpose:
(1) The fee established under division (c) of this section;
(2) The fee established by Section 413.032 assessing to persons liable for unpaid tickets for photo- enforced red light camera or speeding offenses the costs paid by the City to any vendor for the costs of collection of the debt;
(3) The fee established under Section 459.03 assessing to judgment debtors on unpaid parking infraction judgments or default judgments the costs paid by the City to any vendor for the costs of collection of the debt;
(4) Any other fee established by the Codified Ordinances or state law, or rule of court or judgment entry that imposes upon a debtor the cost of colleting a receivable of the Court.
(Ord. No. 1029-07. Passed 8-8-07, eff. 8-16-07)