A. Personal Liability: The owner of the premises on which a nuisance has been abated by the City shall be personally liable for the cost to the City of the abatement, including legal and administrative costs. As soon as the work has been completed and the costs determined, the City Clerk or other official designated by the City Council shall prepare a bill for the cost and mail it to the owner. Thereupon, the amount shall be immediately due and payable at the Office of the City Clerk. (Prior Code § 5-8-14)
B. Assessment: If the nuisance is a public health or safety hazard on private property or the accumulation of snow and ice on public sidewalks, the City Clerk shall, on or before September 1, next following abatement of the nuisance, list the total unpaid charges (including all applicable legal and administrative costs) along with all other such charges as well as other charges for current services to be assessed under Minnesota Statutes section 429.101, against each separate lot or parcel to which the charges are attributable. The Council may then spread the charges against such property under that statute and other pertinent statutes for certification of the County Auditor and collection along with current and following year taxes, or in annual installments, not exceeding ten (10), as the Council may determine. (Prior Code § 5-8-14; amd. 2018 Code)