(A) The town's representative shall make and issue to the owner a bill for those abatement costs, including administrative costs. That bill shall be delivered to the owner by any reasonable means including first class mail sent to the address as it appears upon the tax duplicates in the records of the Union County Auditor. The owner shall pay the amount of the bill to the Town Clerk-Treasurer's office within 30 days of the date of that delivery unless, within those 30 days the owner notifies that office in writing of any objection to that bill. If that notice is given, no further collection action shall be taken until the Town Council acts on the objection.
(B) If the 30 days has expired and either no timely objection to the bill has been made or the Town Council overruled any timely objection and the bill is not paid in full, then the bill for all such costs which the owner has failed to pay shall be certified to the County Auditor to be placed on the tax duplicate for that property with the result that the amount so certified shall be collected as delinquent taxes are collected.
(C) Any public nuisances that are abated by the Utilities Department will have the revenue from paid costs receipted into the MVH Fund. If a contractor is hired to abate the property, the revenue from paid costs will be receipted into the general receipts of the General Fund.
(D) Fee schedule.
(1) Abatement services shall billed at the following hourly rates.
Service | Rate per Hour* |
Service | Rate per Hour* |
Man Hours | $25 x number of employees |
Riding Mower | $25 |
Weed Eater | $25 |
Leaf Blower | $25 |
Hand Sprayer/Weed Killer | $25 |
Bush Hog | $50 |
*Hours will be figured on the quarter hour. | |
(2) In addition, there shall be an administrative fee of $25 for all abatement services.
(Ord. 2017-9, passed 8-21-2017; Am. Ord. 2019-1, passed 5-20-2019)