(A) The City Manager shall forward to the owner and the person responsible, by certified mail, a notice of assessment stating:
(1) The total cost of the abatement, including administrative costs;
(2) The costs as indicated will be assessed to and become a lien against the property unless paid within 30 days from the date of the notice; and
(3) That if the owner or the person responsible objects to the cost of the abatement as indicated, a notice of objection may be filed with the City Manager not more than five days from the date of the notice of assessment.
(B) No later than 30 days after the date of objection, the Council, in regular course of business, shall hear and make a decision on the objections to the costs assessed.
(C) If the costs of the abatement are not paid within 30 days from the date of the notice of assessment, an assessment of the costs, as stated or as decided by the City Council, shall be made by resolution and shall be recorded as a lien on the property from which the nuisance was removed or abated.
(D) The lien shall be enforced on the same manner as liens for street improvements, utility bills and other city liens and shall bear interest at the current statutory interest rate. Interest shall accrue from the date the resolution is approved by the City Council.
(E) An error in the name of the owner of the person responsible or a failure to receive the notice of assessment will not void the assessment, and it shall remain a valid lien against the property.
(Ord. 1282, passed 9-4-2018)