(a) The owner, lessee, agent, tenant or other such person having charge or care of said parcel shall pay such fees as are charged in accordance with Section 1307.05 to the Fiscal Officer within thirty (30) days after receipt of such statement of costs to avoid further cost or penalty.
(b) In the event that the owner, lessee, agent, tenant or other such person having charge or care of said parcel fails to pay such expenses within thirty (30) days after being notified in writing, by regular mail, of the amount thereof, the expenses set forth in subsection (a) may be collected using one or more of the following methods, provided that the expenses may only be collected once:
(1) If the fee is not paid when due, the Fiscal Officer may certify to the County Auditor the proceedings taken under this chapter, together with a statement of the charges for such services as listed in Section 1307.05 and a legal description of the premises. Such amounts shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and shall be a lien upon such lands from the date of entry and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the General Fund; or,
(2) The Village Solicitor is authorized to bring suit and take other necessary legal action to collect all such expenses.
(Ord. 02-24. Passed 4-15-24.)