(a) When a notice or order of the Board of Health is neglected or disregarded, in whole or in part, the Board may elect to cause the arrest and prosecution of all persons offending, or to perform, by its officers and employees, what the offending parties should have done. If the latter course is chosen, before the execution of the order is begun, the Board shall cause a notice to be served upon the persons responsible, if residing within the City, but if not, the notice shall be mailed to such persons by registered letter, if the address is known or can be found by ordinary diligence. If the address cannot be found, the Board shall cause the notice to be left upon the premises, in charge of any person residing thereon, otherwise it shall be posted conspicuously thereon. The notice shall briefly recite the cause of complaint, and require the owner or other persons responsible to appear before the Board at a time and place stated, or as soon thereafter as a hearing can be had, and show cause why the Board should not proceed to furnish the material and labor necessary to remove the cause of complaint.
(b) If the persons notified appear, they shall be fully apprised of the cause of complaint and given a fair hearing. The Board shall then make such order as it deems proper, and if material or labor is necessary to satisfy the order, and the persons notified promise, within a definite and reasonable time, to furnish them, the Board shall grant such extension. If no promise is made, or kept, the Board shall furnish the material and labor, cause the work to be done, and certify the cost and expense to the County Auditor. The material and labor shall be itemized, and the statement accompanied by the certificate of the President of the Board, attested by the Clerk, reciting the order of the Board and that the amount is correct. The Auditor shall place such sum against the property upon which the material and labor were expended, which shall, from the date of entry, be a lien upon the property and be paid as other taxes are paid.
(Ord. 56(74-75). Passed 11-6-75.)