If there is a failure to comply with the notice provided to the property owner as outlined in § 93.28, the Street Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to take whatever action was set forth in the notice, including entering the property and abating the violation, or by directing contractors to do so, and to tender to the Clerk-Treasurer the costs, expenses, and fees incurred by the Street Department in executing whatever action the city took to effectuate the action set forth in the notice. The Clerk-Treasurer shall mail a bill to the address, as listed at the Offices of the Auditor and the Treasurer of Ohio County, Indiana, which shall represent removal expenses and administrative expenses/costs of $250 per abatement action, with a demand for payment within 30 days of the date said bill is mailed by the Clerk-Treasurer. If the bill is not paid within 30 days as herein set forth, the Clerk-Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to collect the bill by either manner provided in I.C. 36-7-10.1-4. If disbursement is received from the County Auditor pursuant to I.C. 36-7-10.l-4(a), said disbursements should be placed in the general fund of the Street Department in accordance with I.C. 36-7-10.1-5.
(Ord. 2015-5, passed 5-7-15; Am. Ord. 2023-10, passed 9-7-23)