The city has a lien upon all of the property upon which ad valorem taxes are hereby levied to secure the payment thereof, and all penalties, interest, fees, commissions, charges and other expenses, including, without limitation, court costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the reason of any delinquency in the payment thereof and in the process of the collection thereof. Such lien has priority over all other liens, obligations and liabilities to which the property is subject.
(Ord. 2-9-86, passed - -; Am. Ord. 121(9-5-97), passed 9-5-97; Am. Ord. 138(9-9-98), passed 9-9-98; Am. Ord. 154(9-8-99), passed 9-8-99; Am. Ord. 162(9-13-00), passed 9-13-00; Am. Ord. 179(9-12-01), passed 9-12-01; Am. Ord. 192(9-9-02), passed 9-9-02; Am. Ord. 203(9-4-03), passed 9-4-03; Am. Ord. 216(9-7-04), passed 9-7-04; Am. Ord. 228(10-12-05), passed 10-12-05; Am. Ord. 239(9-13-06), passed 9-13-06; Am. Ord. 248(9-14-07), passed 9-14-07; Am. Ord. 258(9-10-08), passed 9-10-08; Am. Ord. 268(10-19-09), passed 10-19-09; Am. Ord. 274(10-13-10), passed 10-13-10; Am. Ord. 282(10-25-11), passed 10-25-11; Am. Ord. 286(10-26-12), passed 10-26-12; Am. Ord. 294(10-09-2013), passed 10-9-13; Am. Ord. 302(11-28-2014), passed 11-28-14; Am. Ord. 309(11-11-2015), passed 11-11-15; Am. Ord. 3015 (11-09-2016), passed 11-9-16; Am. Ord. 327(11-8-2017), passed 11-8-17; Am. Ord. 336(10-10-18), passed 10-10-18; Am. Ord. 350(09-11-19), passed 9-11-19; Am. Ord. 362(09-14-2020), passed 9-14-20; Am. Ord. 371(09-08-2021), passed 9-8-21; Am. Ord. 381(09-28-2022), passed 9-28-2022; Am. Ord. 390(09-28-2023), passed 9-28-23; Am. Ord. 400(09-11-2024), passed 9-11-24)