All utility charges are hereby made liens upon the lot, land or premises served by the service for which a utility charge is made and all such charges shall be billed directly to the owner or occupant of the real estate provided with the service. In case of failure to pay such utility charges after the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the due date, written notice shall be given by mail to the owner of the real estate provided with the service. Such notice shall state that if the utility charge is not paid within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, the amount thereof, together with a sum in an amount set by resolution of the city council and interest from the due date of the utility charge until June 1 of the following year at a rate set by resolution of the city council, shall be certified by the county auditor to be collected with the taxes on the real estate served. If the water service is to be disconnected because of a delinquent utility charge, the notice shall state this fact. It shall also state that during said thirty (30) days an objector may appear at any regular session of the city council and be heard concerning any objection he or she might have to such payments. If, during said thirty (30) days an objector appears before the city council, the council shall hear and pass upon all objections to the utility charge after affording the objector an opportunity to be heard. If, after thirty (30) days from the giving of such notice, the charge has not been paid and the city council has not relieved said objector from liability therefor, the amount of such charges, together with a sum in an amount set by resolution of the city council and interest from the due date of the utility charge until June 1 of the following year at a rate set by resolution of the city council, shall be certified by the city clerk to the county auditor of Chippewa County prior to October 10 of each year to be extended on the tax rolls against such premises in the same manner as other taxes, and collected by the county treasurer, and paid to the city treasurer along with other taxes and until so collected shall be a lien upon the real estate so served. The clerk in so certifying such charges to the county auditor shall specify the amount thereof, the description of the premises served and the name of the owner thereof. (Ord. 932, 10-20-2014)