A. Whenever a fine assessed against any person, firm or corporation shall remain unpaid for more than thirty (30) days from the date said person, firm or corporation was notified of the assessment of said fine, the following shall occur: The office of the city clerk or the city police department, as the case may be, shall so notify the city attorney who shall then proceed to enforce such fine by such legal means, including legal action, as he shall determine most appropriate. This enactment shall constitute continuing authority for the city attorney to so act with regard to any such matter referred to him until such time as this authority is specifically revoked by legislative act of the city council.
B. For the purposes of this section, notification of the assessment of a fine may be given by personal delivery or by mailing the same to the person, firm or corporation against whom such fine is assessed by regular United States mail addressed to the last known address of such person, firm or corporation, postage prepaid. When notification is by mail, the date of deposit in the United States mail shall be considered the date of notification. (Ord. 04-30-0, 7-28-2004)
C. That prior to the issuance of any license, certificate and/or permit required pursuant to the laws and ordinances of the city of Countryside, the city clerk, or his/her duly designated agent, shall ascertain that there are no unpaid charges for water service, other municipal services or any other municipal fees, fines, judgments, levies or debts then due and unpaid. No such license, certificate or permit shall be approved or issued until such time as the applicant presents to the appropriate department a certificate of the city clerk, or his/her duly designated agent, indicating that all charges, fees, assessments, fines, judgments, levies or debts, owed to the city have been paid in full. (Ord. 11-59-0, 9-28-2011)