(a) Any charge imposed under the authority of this Article and the amounts required to be collected shall be remitted to the Town quarterly. The amount of the charge collected in one (1) calendar quarter by the service supplier shall be remitted to the Town no later than sixty (60) days after the close of a calendar quarter. On or before the sixtieth day of each calendar quarter following, a return for the preceding quarter and service supplier shall be agreed upon. The service supplier required to file the return shall deliver the return, together with a remittance of the amount of the charge payable, to the office of the Finance Director. The service supplier shall maintain a record of the amount of each charge collected pursuant to this Article. Such record shall be maintained for a period of one (1) year after the time the charge was collected.

(b) From every remittance to the Town made on or before the date when the same becomes due, the service supplier required to remit the same shall be entitled to deduct and retain the actual costs of administration, but not to exceed two percent (2%) of said remittance.

(c) The Town may, at its own expense, require an annual audit of the service supplier’s books and records concerning the collection and remittance of the charge authorized by this Article.

(d) The San Miguel County Emergency Telephone Service Authority may be authorized by resolution of the Town Council to take legal action to enforce the collection of any charge imposed under authority of this Article.

(e) The Finance Director may authorize payment by the service supplier on behalf of the Town directly to the San Miguel County Emergency Telephone Service Authority if allowed for by an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to Section 5-2-70 below, provided that any such payments shall be credited to the Town and shall be accounted for in the Town’s budget process as having been received and paid by the Town. (Prior code 8.22.060)