(A) Covered persons to reimburse. Each covered person shall reimburse the local government designee for the full amount of all abatement costs within a period of ten days after receipt of an itemized bill for such abatement costs from the local government, plus any accrued interest. No further documentation is required.
(B) Failure to reimburse. If any covered person fails to reimburse the local government designee as required by division (A) above within 30 days, the local government designee may certify to the County Auditor the amount of the bill, plus any additional administrative costs, incurred in the certification. The County Auditor shall place the total amount certified on the tax duplicate for the property affected, and the total amount, including any accrued interest, shall be collected as delinquent taxes are collected, except that payments from these efforts shall be made to the local government designee.
(C) Attorneys fees and costs. The local government shall be entitled to the reasonable attorneys fees an costs expended in obtaining amounts due the local government under this chapter.
(D) Funds recovered to be charged back. Funds recovered under this chapter will be charged back to the local government department that provided services or materials. It is the intent of this chapter that amounts expended by any local government department in performing activities authorized under this chapter shall be replenished in a prompt manner.
(E) The remedies provided for in this section shall be supplemental to and in addition to all other available remedies at law and equity.
(Ord. 1264A, passed 6-13-2005) Penalty, see § 100.99