(A) The Clerk-Treasurer shall assess and collect a surcharge fee of $20 for each instrument offered to the town for payment that is returned unpaid by the financial institution upon which the instrument was drawn.
(B) The Clerk-Treasurer shall notify the person or entity presenting the instrument for payment of the returned status of the instrument and the surcharge fee that is due and payable in addition to the amount of money reflected on the instrument. The notice shall be by certified mail.
(C) The Clerk-Treasurer is hereby enabled to curtail services if the person or entity offering the instrument for payment of the services fails to bring their account current to include the surcharge fee within seven working days of the notice being mailed.
(D) This section does not negate nor waive any other surcharge penalty that may legally be imposed for nonpayment of services rendered.
(Ord. 4-1998, passed 8-3-1998)