(A) The Municipal Administrator or his or her designee, is authorized to give notice as provided in this section to the owner, lessee, agent, tenant, or occupant having charge of land to remove litter.
(B) If such person receiving notice does not remove the litter within five days from date of notice either by regular U.S. mail, or two days once posted upon the property by the city, or within two days if such person is contacted by electronic mail, then the Municipal Administrator or his or her designee shall cause such litter to be removed.
(1) Upon removal of any litter by the City or by order of the City, the Municipal Administrator or his or her designee shall have a billing statement sent by the City Finance Department to the owner or other person having charge or responsibility of the parcel requesting reimbursement at a rate to be set by the Municipal Administrator or his or her designee. The amount of reimbursement shall be based upon actual costs to the city for such services, including but not limited to staff time to process notices and invoicing for collection, labor, vehicle wear and tear, disposal or dump fees and fuel costs.
(2) If reimbursement is not made by the owner, then the Finance Director shall certify the billing for such services and labor for each parcel to the City Council so that such charges can be certified to the county auditor to be entered upon the tax duplicate to become a lien upon such lands from and after the date of entry and to be collected as other taxes and returned to the city according to law.
(1980 Code, § 94.28) (Ord. 3071, passed 1-3-1974; Am. Ord. 3590, passed 5-2-1977; Am. Ord. 4306, passed 5-16-1983; Am. Ord. 7535, passed 3-6-2006; Am. Ord. 7600, passed 9-18-2006; Am. Ord. 7819, passed 10-6-2008; Am. Ord. 8594, as amended, passed 8-1-2016; Am. Ord. 8661, passed 2-20-2018; Am. Ord. 8781, passed 7-15-2019)