Following any abatement of the violation by the Town Public Work’s Department or its contractor, the Town Clerk shall prepare a certified statement of the actual costs incurred by the town in the cutting and removal of the weeds and other rank vegetation, including administrative costs and removal costs. The certified statement shall be delivered to the landowner by the Town Police Department if the landowner is a resident of the town, or by registered mail addressed to his or her last known address, if he or she is a nonresident of the town. If the landowner fails to pay the certified amount within ten days after receiving the certified statement, the Town Clerk shall certify to the County Auditor the amount of the original certified statement plus any additional administrative costs incurred in the certification process. The County Auditor shall place the total amount certified on the tax duplicate for the property affected, and the total amount, including any accrued interest, shall be collected as delinquent taxes are collected and shall be disbursed to the General Fund of the town.
(Ord. 341, passed 7-1-1996)