The Borough Council hereby adopts the following schedule of attorney fees to be charged to the accounts of all individuals who require the borough to take legal action to collect delinquent borough accounts, including municipal claims, municipal liens, taxes, tax claims and tax liens.
(A) Minimum collection administrative fee if any delinquent borough account, including municipal claims, municipal liens, taxes, tax claims and tax liens of $50 plus any direct cost incurred by the attorney in an effort to collect the same, including, but not limited to, filing fees, notary fees, title search charges and certified mail and/or constable costs. The above minimum collection charge includes formation of a collection file, preparation of any demand letter, and bookkeeping for any payments received and for the preparation and filing of a lien and notifying the individual that the lien has been filed.
(B) In the event the collection of the delinquent borough account, including municipal claims, municipal liens, taxes, tax claims and tax liens involves legal research or litigation of the claim, attorney fees of $115 per hour shall be charged or such sum as is equal to the hourly rate of the Borough Solicitor approved by the Borough Council on an annual basis.
(Prior Code, Ch. 1, § 1-1301) (Ord. 2-2008, passed 3-17-2008, § 1)