(a) The City shall cause to be made a written return to the County Auditor of their action with a statement of charges for cutting and destroying trees, noxious weeds, the amount paid for the performance of such labor, and the fees of the officers who made the service and return of the notice and a proper description of the premises with the request that such amount be entered upon the tax duplicate as a lien upon such lands from and after the date of entry to be collected as other taxes and returned to the Municipality according to law.
(b) In the alternative, any bill submitted to the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of the premises, shall be paid to the City within ten days. Should the bill not be paid within ten days, the Director of Law, or the Assistant Director of Law, may, in the name of the City, institute a civil action in Tiffin Municipal Court for the collection of the debt, and if judgment is obtained, may take such steps as the law permits to collect on the judgment.
(c) If the City, having successfully obtained judgment for the cost of services rendered, is unable to collect on such judgment, then the full amount of the judgment may be certified to the County Auditor in the same manner as provided in subsection (a) hereof.
(Ord. 80-43. Passed 8-4-80.)