Every owner of a dwelling unit shall pay a quarterly fee (or such other time period as may be authorized by the Township) to the contractor for the municipal service of providing for the collection, transportation and disposal of municipal waste and the recycling of recyclables unless exempted under §20-105. The Township hereby authorizes the contractor to act as agent for the Township and to bill for and collect the fee from the owner or occupant of the dwelling unit. The fee charged shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Dover Township. Any quarterly fee remaining unpaid 30 days after the due date shall, at the option of the Township or the contractor, be filed as a municipal lien in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Act, 53 P.S. §7501 et seq., as amended [the "Act"], or collected under usual means of civil action or as otherwise provided by law, including the collection of costs and reasonable attorney's fees as authorized by the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. §65101 et seq., as amended. In addition to the collection of costs and reasonable attorney's fees for the filing of a civil action, the Township or contractor also shall be entitled to recover as part of its costs an administrative fee of $50, and shall be entitled to interest on the outstanding balance at the legal rate of interest. Any bill which remains unpaid after which notice has been given pursuant to the Act, and which shall be entered as a lien pursuant to the Act, shall include all penalties, simple interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum, costs of filing, an administrative fee of $50, and attorney's fees for legal services rendered in connection with the filing, enforcement and removal of the lien in accordance with an hourly rate equal to the Township Solicitor's regular rate for litigation charges to the Township.
(Ord. 2017-02, 2/13/2017, § 1; as amended by Ord. 2020-03, 3/23/2020)