(a) The rates and charges for landfill-solid waste disposal as established by section 16-16.1 shall be billed on a monthly basis.
(b) Bills for landfill-solid waste disposal shall be due when rendered; and the face amount, without penalty or interest, shall be paid on the due date.
(c) All unpaid landfill-solid waste bills are subject to penalty and interest charges to be computed as follows:
(1) Any unpaid landfill-solid waste disposal bill or a portion of any unpaid bill remaining unpaid for more than twenty (20) days from the date of billing may be assessed a penalty of ten (10) percent of the unpaid balance.
(2) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section, any landfill-solid waste disposal bill or a portion of any such bill remaining unpaid for more than thirty (30) days from the date of billing shall be assessed an interest charge at the statutory rate, which shall be on file with the division of revenue against the unpaid balance of such bill.
(d) The department of law is authorized and directed to institute legal proceedings in the name of the urban county government in any court having jurisdiction over said matter for the collection of delinquent landfill-solid waste disposal fees and charges, and to take any action necessary in such proceedings to protect the interests of the urban county government.
(e) The mayor is authorized and directed to execute a release of any lien or lis pendens filed of record upon payment in full of the delinquent landfill-solid waste disposal fees and applicable costs or upon conclusion of court proceedings which result in a sale of the property regardless of the fees and costs paid from the proceeds of the sale. The department of law shall cause this release to be filed in the county clerk's office.
(f) The commissioners of the departments of finance and public works may prescribe such regulations and procedures necessary to carry out the program authorized herein.
(Ord. No. 138-95, § 4, 6-20-95; Ord. No. 188-95, § 2, 8-31-95; Ord. No. 2-96, § 1, 1-11-96; Ord. No. 44-97, § 1, 3-20-97; Ord. No. 85-2012, § 1, 7-5-12; Ord. No. 84-2013, § 1, 7-9-13; Ord. No. 117-2013, § 1, 9-26-13)