(A) Payment for all municipal utility (as that term is defined in § 50.01 of this chapter) service and charges shall be the primary responsibility of the owner of the premises served and shall be billed to him or her unless otherwise contracted for and authorized by the owner and the tenant, as agent for the owner, and consented to by the city. The city may collect the same in a civil action or, in the alternative and at the option of the city, as otherwise provided in this section.
(B) Each such charge is hereby made a lien upon the premises served. All such charges, when directed by the Council, shall be certified by the City Administrator to the County Auditor by November 30 of each year, and the City Administrator, in so certifying the charges to the County Auditor, shall specify the amount thereof, the description of the premises served and the name of the owner thereof. The amount so certified shall be extended by the Auditor on the tax rolls against the premises in the same manner as other taxes, and collected by the County Treasurer, and paid to the city along with other taxes.
(Prior Code, § 3.05) (Ord. 333, Third Series, effective 1-30-2014)