(a) The Village may collect administrative penalties by either of the following methods:
(1) The Village through its Council may certify the administrative penalty, together with a proper description of the land, to the County Auditor who shall place the amount of the administrative penalty upon the tax list and duplicate. The penalty is a lien upon such lands from and after the date the penalty was imposed. The penalty shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the Village. The placement of the penalty on the tax list and duplicate relates back to, and is effective in priority, as of the date the fine was imposed, provided that the Village or its duly appointed agent or attorney at law certifies the total costs within one year from the date the penalty was imposed. Such certification shall not, however, preclude other methods of recovery of such cost as may be authorized generally by law; and/or,
(2) The Village or a duly retained agent or attorney at law may commence a civil action to recover the total penalty from the owner.
(b) Money collected pursuant to this section shall be used to support the enforcement of this Code.
(Ord. 1564-19. Passed 8-20-19.)