Failure of the responsible party to extinguish open burning in violation of this article will provide cause for the Fire Department promptly to extinguish such burning and thereafter surcharge the costs of the special fire extinguishing service against the responsible party. The special surcharge of this section shall be a debt due to the city and enforceable by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. A penalty of 5% shall be added for any default for a period of 30 days or more in the payment of the surcharge and for each succeeding 30 days thereafter before payment shall be made, an additional penalty of 1%. Collection of surcharges under this section shall be the responsibility of the Finance Director, who shall have authority to appoint a collection agent.