(A) If any of the charges herein established shall not be paid, then, after due and proper notice to the delinquent user has been made and the same remains unpaid for a period of one month, the same shall become a lien upon the user’s real estate.
(B) A list of the owners who fail to comply with the requirements herein before set out, together with a description of their real estate on which the lien is created, and the costs and charges, shall be furnished to the Clerk-Treasurer.
(C) It shall be his or her duty to certify the amount due from each owner to the County Auditor. The amount of charges shall be placed on the tax duplicate by the County Auditor and collected as taxes are collected.
(D) In addition to this method of collection, the town shall have the further right to place a statement thereof in the hands of the Town Attorney. It shall be the duty of the Town Attorney to institute a civil action in the name of the town to recover the amount thereof, together with a penalty of 10% and reasonable attorney fees.
(Ord. 1981-13, passed 10-15-1981; Am. Ord. 2019-10, passed 12-2-2019)