The taxes levied under this chapter on covered real and personal property shall be due and payable by the hour of 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on December 30 of each year, and if not then so paid, then the tax duplicate and taxpayer shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent (10%) added to the tax bill due, and accrue interest on the stated tax amount shown due as of December 30, at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from January 1 of the following year until paid, and shall in the event of action to collect a delinquent tax account of bill, be subject to added costs for advertising, distraining fees and other expenses allowed by law.
(Ord. 566-1997, passed 10-6-97; Am. Ord. 581-1998, passed 10-5-98; Am. Ord. 597-1999, passed 10-4-99; Am. Ord. 610-2000, passed 10-9-00; Am. Ord. 619-2001, passed 10-01-01; Am. Ord. 630-2002, passed 10-1-02; Am. Ord. 676-2005, passed 9-19-05; Am. Ord. 718-2007, passed 10-22-07; Am. Ord. 734-2008, passed 9-22-08; Am. Ord. 748-2009, passed 9-14-09; Am. Ord. 756-2010, passed 9-20-10; Am. Ord. 761-2011, passed 9-12-11; Am. Ord. 769-2012, passed 9-10-12; Am. Ord. 780-2013, passed 9-16-13; Am. Ord. 789-2014, passed 9-18-14; Am. Ord. 800-2015, passed 9-8-15; Am. Ord. 820-2016, passed 9-12-16; Am. Ord. 8365-2017, passed 9-5-17; Am. Ord. 851-2018, passed 9-6-18)