(a) The city shall charge a fee on any past due accounts receivable submitted to a collection agency for the purpose of collecting and enforcing payment of monies due to the city including, but not limited to, restitution, fines, sanctions, surcharges, assessments, penalties, bonds, costs and fees due to the city court.
(b) The amount of the fee shall equal the charge assessed by the collection agency and shall be added to the sum due from and chargeable against the obligor.
(c) The collection fee provided for in this section is hereby declared to be a cost recovery measure administrative in nature.
(d) In addition to any other rights and remedies available to the city, the city attorney is authorized to institute any appropriate civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for recovery of the collection fee authorized under this section.
(Ord. 11524, § 1, 2-6-18)