Pursuant to Chapter 9 of the City Charter, a special assessment may be levied against any parcel of land in order to recover the cost of providing any City service or making any necessary improvement permitted by law.
(b) When any expense is incurred by the City, upon or in respect to any single premises, which expense is chargeable against such premises and the owner thereof under the provisions of the City Charter or any provision of these Codified Ordinances or the law of the State, and is not of that class required to be prorated among several lots and parcels of land in a special assessment district, an account of the labor, materials or services for which such expense was incurred, verified by the City Manager, with a description of the lot and the name of the owner, if known, shall be reported to the City Treasurer, who shall immediately bill the owner, if known. Such bill shall be sent by first class mail to the owner of the property to be assessed.
(c) The expense of the legally rendered City services and associated administrative fees shall become a debt owed to the City from the occupant or owner of such property and shall be collected as any other debt to the City, and if not paid within thirty days after billing, shall become a lien in favor of the City against the said benefitted property. The lien shall be assessed the same as real property taxes are assessed and levied.
(Ord. 02-2022. Passed 2-15-22.)