(a) Every remittance of taxes imposed by this article shall be made by bank draft, certified check, money order or certificate of deposit to the City Manager, who shall issue his or her receipt therefor to the taxpayer and pay the money into the city treasury to be kept and accounted for as provided by law.
(b) If any taxpayer fails to make the return required by this article, or makes his or her return but fails to remit in whole or in part the proper amount of tax, there shall be added to the amount of tax unpaid, from the date such tax should have been paid, a penalty in the amount of 5% of the tax for the first month, or fraction thereof, of delinquency and 1% of the tax for each succeeding month, or fraction of delinquency; provided, that if such failure is due to reasonable cause, the City Manager may waive or remit in whole or in part these penalties.
(c) If the failure to pay is due to fraud or intent to evade this article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, there shall be added an additional penalty of 25% of the amount of the tax exclusive of penalties.
(d) The penalties so added shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and as part of the tax.
(Ord. passed 6-7-1983)