(A) Any bill or invoice for the fee imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be considered delinquent upon the expiration of the time allowed for payment.
(B) The fee imposed by this chapter is a lien upon the real estate benefitting from the provision of fire and police services by the city. The city shall have the power to foreclose the lien created by this section in the same manner and with the same effect as in the foreclosure of mortgages on real estate.
(C) The city shall also have the power, from time to time, to file suit against the owner of the real estate in civil action to recover amounts due pursuant to this chapter plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of suit.
(Ord. 9333, passed 4-23-2018)