(A) Amount due.
(1) The owner of an owner or tenant occupied dwelling unit or the owner of an unoccupied dwelling unit shall pay a service fee for this collection service in the amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
(2) The owner of 20 or more dwelling units located within the borough shall pay a service fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
(B) Delinquent accounts.
(1) All accounts shall be considered delinquent if not paid within 30 days from the date when the bill for service is rendered. All delinquent accounts are subject to stoppage of service without notice.
(2) Service shall be resumed thereafter only on payment of the accumulated fees for the period of collection plus a penalty of 10%.
(3) The stoppage of service hereinbefore authorized for nonpayment of collection fees shall be in addition to the right of the borough to proceed for the collection of such unpaid fees in the manner provided by law either by an action in assumpsit or the filing of a municipal claim.
(C) Borough Council action. Borough Council shall, from time to time, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations setting forth the terms, conditions and administrative procedures for the levying and collecting of the service fees above.
(Prior Code, Ch. 20, § 109) (Ord. 250, passed 12-15-1986, §§ 1—6; Ord. 259, passed 12-21-1987, § 1; Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998)