SECTION:
3.16.005: Loan Application Fees
3.16.010: Payment Procedures; Returned Checks Or Drafts; Service Charge
3.16.020: Service Fee Or Handling Charge On Discretionary Rebates Or Refunds
3.16.030: Reserved
3.16.040: Late Penalty And Interest
3.16.050: Administrative Collection Fee
3.16.060: Credit Card Surcharge
All monies owed to the city under contract, license fees, assessments, fines, forfeitures or any other payments due by any party shall be paid to the city in legal tender of the United States Of America; provided, however, that the mayor may authorize city agents and employees to accept checks, drafts or bills of exchange in payment, if the tendering party agrees to pay a service charge on such checks, drafts or bills of exchange which are dishonored or returned to the city for any reason whatsoever, which charge shall be equal to the maximum charge allowed by state statute and shall be in addition to remedies available under state law if suit is commenced. The tendering party shall be deemed to have agreed to the foregoing service charge by issuing such check, draft or bill of exchange. However, where convenient and where such checks or drafts are accepted as a matter of course, the city departments are directed to post a sign or other written notice to advise the other party of such charge at the place where the check, draft or bill of exchange is tendered. All city agents or employees receiving payments on behalf of the city are directed and required to receive payments strictly in accordance with this section. (Ord. 1-03 § 1, 2003: prior code § 24-9-1)
The administrative head of each department, with the approval of the mayor, may propose to the city council a service fee or handling charge that would be imposed, when that department is requested to give an individual or company a refund or rebate, the reason for which was not caused by the error, or neglect of the city and when such refund is not a matter of right. The city council may consider including such fees on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule. (Ord. 46-16, 2016)
A. If payment for any debt owed to the city that goes into the city's general fund is not received within thirty (30) days of the date such payment is due, then a past due accounts receivable fee in the amount set forth on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule will be assessed to the party responsible for paying the debt.
B. In addition, for each subsequent calendar month in which a payment is late, compound interest equal to five percent (5%) per month shall accrue on the total amount owed to the city.
C. The past due accounts receivable fee and the interest provisions set forth in subsections A and B of this section shall not apply in any instance where such fees and interest provisions:
1. Conflict with federal, state or local law; or
2. Conflict with a binding contract between the city and the entity or individual required to make payments to the city. (Ord. 37-23, 2023: Ord. 40-13, 2013)
A. An administrative collection fee in the amount set forth on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule shall be assessed for the expenditures of time and money the collections division of the city's finance department incurs in collecting past due debts. Such administrative collection fee shall be assessed in addition to any other fees that may lawfully be assessed in such circumstances.
B. The administrative collection fee set forth in subsection A of this section shall not be imposed where the imposition of the administrative collection fee:
1. Conflicts with federal, state or local law; or
2. Conflicts with a binding contract between the city and the entity or individual required to make payments to the city. (Ord. 38-13, 2013)
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