HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-97-698 - 12/03/1997 - Sect 1-8 collection costsORDINANCE NO. MC-97- 698
An Ordinance Amending Section 1-8, General Penalty
for Violation of Code; Continuing Violations,
of the Municipal Code, City of McHenry, Illinois
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the CITY OF MCHENRY, McHenry County,
Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: That the text in Section 1-8, General penalty for Violation of Code;
Continuing Violations, of the Municipal Code, City of McHenry, Illinois, shall be lettered
(a) and said Section 1-8 shall be further amended to add subsection (b), which shall read as
follows:
"(b) Collection Costs. In the event any charge or fee, including, but not limited to
those relating to water and sewer service charges, recording, retained personnel,
fines, penalties, repair, abatement, restitution or reimbursement, found in any section
of the Municipal Code, City of McHenry, Illinois, that is due the City and is not paid,
the cost of collecting said fee and enforcing the ordinance shall be added to the fee.
Collection and enforcement costs shall include, but not be limited to, prosecution
and attorney fees incurred by the City of McHenry."
SECTION 2: If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,, sentence or provision of
this ordinance shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
judgment shall not affect, impair, invalidate or nullify the remainder thereof, which
remainder shall remain and continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinance in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form (which publication is hereby authorized) as
provided by law.
Passed this day of n,, ,l., , , 1997.
Voting Aye: Bolger, ,lab. McCla h ,yf ,rgatra d.
Voting Nay: None.
Not Voting: None.
Abstaining. None.
Absent: Ba; T-d .
Approved this 11-A 4t day of December 97.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Cferk