(a) Collection. The Finance Director is hereby authorized to use any debt collection service to collect unpaid amounts due and owing to the City, which amounts may include, but are not limited to, unpaid utility bills, unpaid income taxes, unpaid parking tickets, unpaid mowing or property abatement charges.
(Ord. 2022-35. Adopted 09/22/22)
(b) Bad Checks. The Finance Director is hereby authorized to establish, by administrative directive, a service fee for any bad or dishonored check issued to the City for payment. The Finance Director shall establish a process to be used by the Finance Department when a bad or dishonored check is received, which shall include referral of the matter to the Law Department for prosecution if the issuer of the check does not make full restitution, including the service fee, to the Finance Department within sixty (60) days.
(Ord. 08-25. Adopted 04/24/08; Ord. 2022-35. Adopted 09/22/22)
(c) Uncollectable Charges. The Finance Director may submit a list of uncollectible fees or service charges including, but not limited to, water, sewer, stormwater, or refuse collection services, uncollectible taxes, loans, or parking tickets to the City Council, along with his or her recommendation to waive such uncollectible amounts. Upon receipt of the Finance Director's recommendation, Council may, by resolution, and with or without amendment, waive such uncollectible amounts, which waiver shall act to remove such uncollectible amounts from the active records of the applicable fund to which such amount(s) is due.
(Ord. 15-59. Adopted 11/24/15; Ord. 2022-35. Adopted 09/22/22)