(a) Upon written information that noxious weeds are growing on land in the Village and are about to spread or mature seeds Council shall cause a written notice to be served on the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of such land notifying him that noxious weeds are growing on such land and that they must be cut and destroyed within five days after the service of such notice. If the owner or person having charge of such land is a nonresident whose address is known, such notice shall be sent to his address by registered mail; if the address of such owner is unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish such notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the County.
(b) A police officer or the Clerk-Treasurer or his agent may make service and return of the notice and fees therefor shall be the same as are allowed for service and return summons in civil cases before a magistrate.
(c) If the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of the land fails to comply with the notice, Council shall cause the noxious weeds to be cut and destroyed and may employ the necessary labor to carry out the provisions of this section. All expenses incurred shall, when approved by Council, be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
(d) Council shall make written return to the County Auditor of the action taken with a statement of the charges for their services, the amount paid for the performing of such labor and the fees of the officers who made the service of notice and return a proper description of the premises. Such amounts, when allowed, shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and be a lien upon such land from and after the date of the entry to be collected as other taxes and returned to the Municipality with the General Fund. (Ord. 589. Passed 3-2-25.)