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Payments may be made with U.S. currency, personal check, money order, cashier's check, and other forms of payment approved by the Department. Some forms of online and phone payment methods will be subject to a convenience fee. The Department reserves the right to accept or decline any form of payment (except U.S. currency and cashier's check) for administrative convenience.

A. The Department may establish procedures for a variety of payment methods and accept a variety of payment forms, including electronic and auto-payment methods, provided that the Department shall maintain at least one mailed payment method and one delivered payment method.

B. In instances where a lien for non-payment of service charges has been attached to the property, the lien will only be released when the account is paid to a zero balance. If paid by U.S. currency or cashier's check, the lien will be released immediately. If paid by other forms of payment, the lien will be released 30 days from the payment date. The Department reserves the right to accept payments only with U.S. currency or cashier's check.

C. A returned check charge shall be assessed against an account in cases where the Department receives a returned check for payment of service charges. Said charge shall be the same charge assessed by the Finance Department in accordance with its policy for returned checks as adopted and hereafter amended.

(Ord. 2021-21s § 1, 2021; Ord. 2017-12s § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2013-25s § 2 (part), 2013)