In the event the Department is forced to cut and/or remove weeds and other rank vegetation from property, the Director shall make a certified statement of the actual cost, including administrative costs and removal costs, incurred by the Department for the cutting and/or removal of such weeds and other rank vegetation under the provisions of § 92.08. Such statement shall be delivered to the landowner in the same manner as a violation notice under §§ 92.06 and 92.07, and the landowner shall pay such amount to the Department within 15 days after the landowner has been served with the statement. If the landowner fails to pay such amount within 15 days after being served with the statement the Department may collect the bill in any manner available at law. The Director may also certify a copy of the statement, plus any additional administrative costs incurred in the certification, to the Town of Clayton Clerk Treasurer and the Town of Clayton Clerk Treasurer shall place the total amount certified on the tax duplicate of the property affected by such work, and such amount, including any accrued interest, shall be collected as delinquent taxes are collected and shall be disbursed to a special non-reverting weed and other rank vegetation control fund in Town of Clayton as provided by I.C. 36-7-10.1-5, if one has been established by the town; if such a fund has not been established, the funds collected must be deposited in the Town of Clayton General Fund.
(Ord. 2013-03, passed 5-9-2013)