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identified in this subsection for the stated periods. The Finance Director may, at his or her discretion, then assume the responsibility to collect the fees due for the stated periods, in which case the Finance Director shall notify the telephone subscriber that the Finance Director has assumed the responsibility to collect the fees due for the stated periods and may demand payment from the telephone subscriber of such fees. D. A service supplier shall be obligated to bill and remit fees collected consistent with the provisions of Section 2-16-230. In the event a service supplier willfully refuses to bill or to remit those fees collected in due course, the service supplier shall be liable to the City in the amount of fees that were to be collected, as determined by the Finance Director pursuant to Section 2-16-255. E. Any person owing money to the City under the provisions of this Chapter shall be liable in any action brought in the name of the City for the recovery of such amount. F No telephone subscriber or service supplier owing money to the City under the provisions of this Chapter may be denied access to the 911 communications system due to their non-payment of the fee imposed by the Chapter. SEC. 2-16-245 Registration, Reporting and Remitting. A. Each service supplier providing local telephone services to subscribers within the City shall register with the Finance Director upon a form prescribed by the Finance Director and shall set forth the name under which the service supplier transacts or intends to transact business, together with identification of the service supplier's registered agent for process, or such other agent the service supplier designates, to whom notices pursuant to this Chapter shall be directed. All notices and communications required by this Chapter must be directed to the agent designated in the service supplier's registration in order to be effective notice. B. Each service supplier shall, on or before the last day of each month, make a return to the Finance Director, on forms provided by the Finance Director, stating the amount of fees collected by the service supplier during the preceding month, and provide a report of the number of single access lines, trunk lines, and super trunk lines that are subject to this fee, as well as the number of exempt lines as specified in Section 2-16-215. At the time the return is filed, the full amount of the fee collected shall be remitted to the Finance Director, less any amount retained as a service charge consistent with Section 2- 16-230(E) of this Chapter. The Finance Director may require further readily attainable information in the return. Returns and remittances are due immediately upon cessation of business for any reason. Service suppliers must maintain records of fees collected and remitted to the City for a period of at least 3 years after the date the fee is remitted. C. The Finance Director shall have the authority to conduct audits of service suppliers including inspection, auditing, and copying relevant records and material during ORDINANCE NO. 2004-015 1