(A) At the time fixed for the hearing of the statement of expense, the City Council shall consider the statement together with any objections or protests which may be raised by any of the property owners or interested party liable to be assessed for the doing of the work, after which, by resolution, the report as submitted, or as ordered, revised, corrected or modified by the City Council, shall be confirmed and adopted. If the statement is not paid within five days after the passing of the resolution, it shall constitute a lien on the real property from which the structure was repaired or removed, and shall be collected as a special assessment against the real property. The resolution shall further direct that the City Clerk shall file with the County Auditor and the County Tax Assessor and Tax Collector certified copies of the resolution and the statement adopted in the resolution. The City Clerk shall direct the auditor to enter the amounts of the charges against the real property described in the statement and resolution as it appears on the current assessment roll. The amount of the charges shall constitute a lien against the real property against which the charges have been imposed. The tax collector shall include the amount of the charges on bills for taxes levied against the real property. Thereafter, the amount of the charges shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and by the same person as, together with and not separately from, the general taxes for the city and shall be subject to the same penalties and interest upon delinquent payment.
(B) In the event that the Enforcement Official has caused summary abatement as set forth in §§ 95B.108 et seq., additional methods of insuring payment of costs incurred by the city are hereby set forth:
(1) If the building is vacant or unoccupied, the Enforcement Official is authorized to order all utility companies to discontinue utility service and not restore service until authorized by the Enforcement Official. Notice to the utility companies may be given verbally and the disconnect order shall be confirmed in written form;
(2) Administrative costs may be recovered as set forth in § 95B.127; or
(3) Administrative costs may be recovered by increasing the fee charged for the permit to repair or demolish the structure.
(Ord. 1226, passed 8-5-98)