(a) All fees and charges for fire protection services shall be billed and collected by the Treasurer and shall not be pro-rated for less than 30 days.
(b) Charges for the fire protection service may be billed on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis as determined by the Treasurer and all charges shall be billed in advance of the services being rendered.
(c) To avoid the late payment penalty imposed by subsection (d) hereof, payment for any fire protection service fee imposed by this article, shall be paid within 20 days of the date of the bill for services is mailed.
(d) For the purpose of nonresidential unit structures that are subject to a written lease agreement, the fire fee thereon shall be considered a utility as may be defined in said lease agreement.
(e) Delinquent charges; penalty. Any charge for service remaining unpaid 20 days after the billing date shall be deemed delinquent and a late payment penalty of 10% of the unpaid charge for that billing shall be assessed. In the event that any such delinquent charge remains unpaid for 12 months, an additional penalty equal to interest at the rate of 10% per annum of the billing shall be assessed.
(Ord. 2022-04, passed 6-14-2022)