(a) The Village shall collect and chip tree trimmings and brush on a monthly basis, except for the months of November, December, January and February, and the Village Administrator shall determine the day of the month for such collection. The Village shall also collect and chip tree limbs and branches that come down during a storm. It is the property owner or the occupant’s responsibility to place material for removal on the tree lawn. The limbs must be on the tree lawn area only that weekend prior to the pick-up date, except for storm debris. Chips from this brush are available to residents or property owners upon request.
(b) If a property owner or occupant places any brush or tree trimmings in the tree lawn area, the Village will assume that material is to be removed and that placing material there, the property owner and/or occupant agrees and understands that a fee will be charged for such collection and chipping service. This does not include solid waste pick-up and material related to that pickup.
(c) A twenty dollars ($20.00) collection and chipping fee will be charged for any property receiving collection and chipping service. If the occupant or property owner has an open water account for such property, then the Village Administrator shall cause the fee due under this section to the Village to be placed upon such account as an additional water department charge and upon collection shall be returned to General Fund. If there is no open water account for the property and payment of the applicable fee has not been paid within thirty days of billing of such fee to the tax billing address for such property, then Council shall cause certification in writing to the County Auditor with a statement of the unpaid fees and a description of the premises and/or parcel number. Such amounts when allowed shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and be a lien upon the lands from and after the date of entry, and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the General Fund.
(d) Property owners or occupants wishing brush pick-up may also call the Water office for pick-up.
(Ord. 2006-13. Passed 11-7-06.)