A. Expenses: Any person, partnership, firm, LLC, LLP, corporation, company or any other entity which makes any request for any service, any permit, any request for any improvement or for any action from the City which causes the City to incur any architect, engineer, attorney, or other professional contract staff ("PCS") fees and costs, either for review or for any other reason, shall reimburse the City for those expenses incurred by the City. The City shall be reimbursed for PCS costs even if the services have not been requested, agreed to or contracted for by the party requesting the service. Any reference in this Code in regard to engineering expenses shall also include associated legal expenses.
B. Reimbursement: Upon receipt of a bill PCS services, the City Clerk shall forward a copy of that bill to the entity which initiated the action leading to the City obtaining the expense. That entity shall reimburse the City by paying the bill within thirty (30) days of receipt. If the bill is not paid within thirty (30) days, the City shall have the right to withhold any City service to which the entity may claim an entitlement, to turn the bill over to an agency for collection or to sue upon the bill.
C. Rebilling Fee: In the event a bill is not paid within thirty (30) days of its receipt, the City shall have the right to charge a rebilling fee at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per month. (Ord. 1726, 9-27-2021)