(A) The county may enforce this chapter through any other means provided by law, including, but not limited to, I.C. 36-1-6, the Enforcement of Ordinances.
(B) The County Board of Commissioners shall utilize an existing line item in the Board’s budget entitled “Chapter Violation Enforcement” for the enforcement of this chapter. The County Council shall appropriate funds for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(C) All fines, penalties, and cleanup costs paid, or revenue received, if any, pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the county’s General Fund, which shall be administered under the direction of the County Board of Commissioners.
(D) The funds appropriated into the county’s chapter violation enforcement shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) The removal and cleanup of trash, junk, weeds, abandoned and/or junk vehicles;
(2) Court fees, costs, and expenses reasonably incurred to enforce this chapter;
(3) Educational materials to inform residents of, and the publicizing of, this chapter; and
(4) Other expenditures as deemed appropriate by the County Board of Commissioners.
(Ord. 2019-01, passed 3-18-2019)