RESOLUTION NO. 59-00
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RESOLUTION OF THE WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, ALLEGHENY
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ADOPTING PROCEDURES AND ESTABLISHING INTEREST RATES AND
COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT SEWAGE CHARGES FOR ALLEGHENY
COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY CUSTOMERS.
WHEREAS,
the West Muffin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority is required to reimburse
the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for delinquent sewage accounts
of customers located in the Borough of West Mifflin and served by the Allegheny
County Sanitary Authority; and
WHEREAS,
ALCOSAN has assigned the accounts to the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal
Authority for collection; and
WHEREAS, the West Muffin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority may apply penalty and interest as well as reasonable attorneys’
fees for the collection of these accounts pursuant to the Municipal Claim
and Tax Lien Law, 53 P.S. §7101 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS,
the Authority desires to exercise such legal authority in order to collect
delinquent sewage charges purchased from ALCOSAN.
NOW,
THEREFORE, be it resolved and it is hereby resolved as follows:
1. Penalty and interest:
a.
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one time ten percent (10%) penalty is imposed upon the charges at the time
the bill becomes delinquent.
b.
An
annual ten percent (10%) interest rate shall be added beginning thirty days
after the initial demand letter is sent to the ratepayer.
c.
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$20 per account fee is assessed as the maintenance cost at the initiation
of the delinquent account.
2. Schedule of fees:
Pursuant
to Resolution No. -98 of
the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority, a schedule of attorneys’
fees was adopted in connection with the collection of delinquent Authority
sewage charges. Those fees shall be applied to the collection of delinquent
ALCOSAN accounts.
3. Collection Procedure:
a. The
Solicitor of the West Miff in Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority shall undertake
the collection of the delinquent sewage accounts.
4. Compensation:
a. The
Solicitor will establish the files and make demand of the ratepayer at no
charge to the Authority.
b. Upon
receipt of payment from the ratepayers, Solicitor will deduct 20% of the amount
collected for sewer charges, penalty and interest as compensation for the
collection and will forward the balance of 800/0 to the Authority for deposit
in its General Fund.
c. Filing
fees and court costs assessed on the accounts will be paid by the Authority
to be reimbursed by the ratepayer.
d. Attorneys
fees and maintenance costs assessed on the accounts will be paid by the ratepayer
directly to the Solicitor.
5.
This resolution shall take effect on the date of enactment set forth below.
6.
If any sentence, clause, section or any parts of resolutions is found to be
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality
or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions,
sentences, sections or parts of this resolution.
7.
Any resolution or parts of resolutions which are contrary to or conflict with
the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent necessary
to give this resolution full force and effect.
RESOLVED,
this 13th day of November
2000.
ATTEST:
Michael Price,
Jr., Chairman