(a) Whenever any fine, charge, penalty or payment is due pursuant to any provision in this Code and is not paid after the Village sends, mails or otherwise delivers notice (unless a different period is expressly stated elsewhere in this Code) of the payment obligation to the person responsible for such fine, charge, penalty or payment (the "Responsible Person"), the Village may transfer such fine, charge, penalty or payment to an attorney or to a private collection agent or agency of the Village's choosing or for collection purposes. Any such collection agency or attorney shall, for purposes of collection of such fine, charge, penalty or payment, be deemed an agent of the Village.
(b) A default in the payment of any fine, charge, penalty or payment due to the Village may be collected by any means authorized for the collection of monetary judgments.
(c) A fine, charge, penalty or payment shall be considered defaulted and delinquent thirty (30) days after the Village sends, mails or otherwise delivers notice (unless a different period is expressly stated elsewhere in this Code) to the person responsible for such fine, charge, penalty or payment (the "Responsible Person") and such fine, charge, penalty or payment remains unpaid.
(d) Upon delinquency, the fee provided herein for the cost of collection will be added to the outstanding balance of the delinquent fine, charge, penalty or payment and shall be a debt of the Responsible Person owing to the Village.
(e) The fee for the cost of collection shall be thirty-five percent (35%) of the delinquent fine, charge, penalty or payment, and will be added to the outstanding balance of the Responsible Person's debt to the Village. The total debt may be reported to the Responsible Person's credit bureau and submitted to the Local Debt Recovery Program.
(Ord. 1625. Passed 8-22-16.)