(a) The code enforcement officer, in conjunction with the director of finance, shall keep an itemized account of all costs incurred by the city in the abatement of any public nuisance under this chapter. Such costs may include, but are not limited to, any and all direct costs and expenses related to such items as investigation, boundary determination, measurement, personnel salaries and benefits, operational overhead, fees for experts or consultants, legal costs or expenses, including attorney's fees, claims against the city arising as a consequence of the public nuisance, clerical and administrative costs, and procedures associated with collecting moneys due hereunder.
(b) Upon completion of the abatement work, the code enforcement officer shall prepare a report specifying the work done, the itemized costs of the work necessary to abate the public nuisance, a description of the property involved, and the names and addresses of the persons entitled to notice pursuant to Section 3.20.080 of this chapter. Any such report may include costs on any number of properties, whether or not contiguous to each other, and whether or not under the same ownership. The report shall be filed with the city clerk.
(Ord. 887 § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 790 § 7 (part), 1999; Ord. 718 § 1 (part), 1994)