(A) The amount of garbage and recyclable collection service fee shall be approved by City Council.
(B) The garbage and recyclable collection fee shall be added to the yearly ad valorem tax bill for each property and shall be collected on or before the date due for such ad valorem taxes. All garbage and recyclable collection fees remaining unpaid after such date shall be deemed delinquent and shall be subject to the same penalty as set for delinquent ad valorem taxes for the same year in addition to any other penalty provided under this chapter.
(C) Failure to pay the garbage and recyclable collection fee will result in an immediate termination of the garbage and recyclable collection service for the premises that is delinquent.
(D) The amount of any outstanding garbage and recyclable collection fee on any property, and accrued interest and other charges, including, but not limited to, attorney fees, shall constitute a lien on the property to secure payment to the city for charges due. The lien shall take precedence over all other liens, except a lien for state and county taxes, general municipal taxes, and shall not be defeated or postponed by any private or judicial sale, by any mortgage, or by any error or mistake in the description of the property or in the names of the owners. No error in the proceedings of the city legislative body exempt any property from the lien established herein, or from payment thereof, or from the penalties or interest thereon, as herein provided.
(1992 Code, § 50.15) (Ord. 18-94, passed 7-21-1994; Ord. 30-94, passed 10-20-1994; Ord. 33-94, passed 11-17-1994; Ord. 06-98, passed 6-16-1998; Ord. 18-2003, passed 6-17-2003; Ord. 06-2005, passed 6-21-2005)