(a) Hereinafter, for every delinquent claim, charge, tax, assessment, levy or obligation owed to the Borough of White Oak, there shall be added to such claim, charge, tax, assessment, levy or obligation such attorney’s fees, charges, and expenses incurred in the collection process subsequent to proper notification to taxpayers of the intent to impose attorney’s fees on delinquent obligations. Such additional charges shall be collected in addition to such interest and penalties as are allowed by law. They shall further be collected in the same manner and with the full authority as other municipal claims of any nature, and shall be deemed to be a municipal claim and collectable and lienable as such.
(b) Such fees shall be reasonable and the same are hereby established in a fee rate as attached to Ordinance 3212 and made a part hereof as Schedule “A”. Said schedule of fees is hereby deemed to be reasonable, fair and necessary in order to allow the Borough to collect such sums due it. This schedule may be amended by resolution by the Borough.
(c) Any person or entity empowered to collect sums on behalf of the Borough is direct to add such fees as are incurred to the extent allowed and set forth on Schedule “A”. Such sums collected pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any tax, penalty, interest, costs or fees already part of the delinquent account or assessment. The sums collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the municipal taxing authority in the same manner as the underlying tax obligation.
(d) Attorney fees incurred to the extent set forth on Schedule “A” shall be added to all unpaid municipal claims of any nature arising or imposed subsequent to April 16, 2001, or which become delinquent or are redetermined to be delinquent subsequent to April 16, 2001. Prior to the time when such fees are added to any underlying claim, the tax collector shall first give the taxpayer such notice as required by law. The tax collector or other collector shall so notify the taxpayer by sending such notice to the taxpayer’s last known address by mailing notices in the manner prescribed by the Act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, known as Act 1 of 1996.
(Ord. 3212. Passed 4-16-01.)