HomeMy WebLinkAbout5677-12.19.2022 Failure to payPrepared by Martin Petersen, City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA
50703, (319) 291-4323.
ORDINANCE NO. 5677
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF WATERLOO CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY ADDING SECTION 3, FAILURE TO PAY, TO CHAPTER 3,
GENERAL PENALTY, TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 3, Failure to Pay, Chapter 3, General Penalty, Title 1,
Administration, is
hereby enacted as follows:
1-3-3 FAILURE TO PAY:
A. Unpaid fees, charges, costs of service, fines, and penalties shall be handled by one or a
combination of the following collection methods:
1. The Finance Department or City Attorney may retain attorneys and/or private
collection agents for the purpose of collecting any default in payment or delinquency of any fees,
charges, costs of service, fines, or penalties. A twenty-five percent (25%) late fee may be added to
any outstanding balance at the time of referral for collection.
2. The City may use any legal means necessary to secure payment, including the
submission of the debt to the State of Iowa Income Tax Offset Program pursuant to Iowa Code
Section 8A.504. Any fee for collection shall be added to the outstanding balance at the time of
submission to the State of Iowa Income Tax Offset Program. Upon judgment, fines and fees will
be collected as court debt by the Iowa Judicial Branch.
B. All bills and invoices shall contain the following notice in order to be subject to the late
fee:
"Failure to pay this invoice by the required due date will result in a twenty-five percent (25%) late
fee being added to any outstanding balance and the account will be forwarded to a collection
agency for further efforts." Additional notice shall also be given to comply with the Income Tax
Offset Program, if
applicable.
Section 2. If any section, provision, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any
section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: December 19, 2022
PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION: December 19, 2022
PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: December 19, 2022
PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION: December 19, 2022
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of December, 2022.
Ordinance No. 5677
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Quentin Hart, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kelley Felchle
Kelley Felchle, City Clerk
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