§ 1-81. Procedure.  


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  • A. 
    Required Notice. The notice required by the Act shall be provided in accordance therewith and shall be incorporated into an appropriate delinquency notice or notices sent by the Borough, its agent, counsel or assigns.
    B. 
    Fees to be Accrued and Claims to be Filed. Fees shall accrue for all efforts in collection after the thirtieth day following the notice provided under Subsection 1 of this section and the Act or after the tenth day of any required second notice on all accounts referred to counsel for enforcement. Fees accumulated as a result of enforced collection shall be certified by duly appointed counsel for the Borough authorized to pursue collection of municipal claims pursuant to the Act, or by counsel for the Borough's agents or assigns and, if not collected in due course with the debt as by voluntary agreement, shall be included in all municipal claims filed on behalf of the Borough or by its agents or assigns in the course of enforcement, including any municipal claim originally filed with the Prothonotary, any municipal claim filed with the Sheriff or any other municipal claim filed or statement provided where attorney fees are due.
    C. 
    There shall be added to the above amounts, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of counsel in connection with each of these services, including costs, fees, and expenses associated with the Court, Prothonotary, Sheriff or other relevant office.
    D. 
    The amount of fees determined as set forth above shall be added to the municipal claim in each proceeding.
Ord. 995, 12/10/2003