(1) Subject to revision from time to time pursuant to subsection 19-3101(2), the following schedule of attorney fees shall apply to the City’s imposition of attorney fees under Section 3(a) of the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act (53 P.S. 7106(a)), as amended, in connection with the collection of delinquent tax and other municipal claims:

(a) In a matter handled by Law Department attorneys, attorney fee of six percent (6%) of the amount of the delinquent claim shall be imposed;

(b) In a matter for which a private attorney has been retained by the Law Department on a contingency fee basis, attorney fee of eighteen percent (18%) of the amount of the delinquent claim shall be imposed; and

(c) In a matter for which a private attorney has been retained by the Law Department on a non-contingency basis, attorney fees at a rate of seventy-five dollars ($75) per hour shall be imposed.

(2) The City Solicitor may from time to time by regulation revise the schedule of attorney fees set forth in subsection 19-3101(1) to ensure that the City is fully reimbursed for the reasonable cost of retaining attorneys to collect delinquent accounts pursuant to the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act. Such regulations may for such purposes classify collection matters differently than the classification set forth in subsections 19-3100(1)(a) through (c). The City Solicitor shall notify the Council of any such proposed regulations by providing a copy to the Chief Clerk of Council at the same time the proposed regulations are filed with the Department of Records in accordance with subsection 8-407(a) of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter.