§ 605. Additional fee for a debt which is referred for collection pursuant to contract.

A.

Subject to the provisions of the Amended Charter and the Tulsa Revised Ordinances, and as provided in 11 O.S. Section 22-138.A.1., the Mayor, on behalf of the City, shall be authorized to enter into a contract with a collection agency for the provision of collection services for debts and accounts receivable including but not limited to unpaid charges, fees, penalties, interest and other sums due the City.

B.

Upon the City entering into a contract with a collection agency as authorized in Subsection A. of this section, an additional sum may be added to the original amount of the indebtedness to reimburse the City the actual and contracted collection fee arising from the contract with the collection agency in an amount not to exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the original indebtedness.

(Ord. No. 22157, § 1, 11-12-2009)