531.04 FAILURE TO ABATE NUISANCE; ACTION BY MUNICIPALITY; ASSESSMENT.
   (a)   Should the nuisance referred to in Section 531.03 not be abated within the time stated in the notice given pursuant to the section, the Mayor or his authorized representative shall have the right to enter upon the premises and to abate the nuisance. In abating any nuisance the Mayor may take such action as is necessary to complete the abatement, and should it be practicable to sell or salvage any material resulting from the abatement, he may cause the same to be sold at public or private sale at the best price obtainable and keep an account of the proceeds thereof. Proceeds shall be deposited in the General Fund and any difference in the amount so received and the cost of the abatement shall be reported to Council, which shall levy an assessment against the premises upon which the nuisance was abated, and cause the assessment to be certified and collected as other assessments by the Municipality.
 
   (b)   Should the proceeds of the sale of any material salvaged in the course of the abatement exceed the cost thereof, the amount of the excess shall be paid to the owner or owners of the premises upon filing of a claim thereof and proof of title and right to the surplus.
 
   (c)   The Mayor may utilize any labor or equipment of the Municipality in making abatement or may contract for the abatement if the contract may be let without any expense whatever to the Municipality, and/or may publicize for and let bids for the contract.
(Ord. 37-69. Passed 10-20-69.)