(A) Village departments that provide services may promulgate rules and regulations to determine the method of calculating costs recoverable under this chapter, and for billing persons for charges under this chapter. Such departments shall make a list of costs available to the public. Any department head may submit to the Village Treasurer an itemized statement of expenses for providing services for which the recovery of costs is to be sought. Within 60 days of receiving an itemized statement of the expenses of providing services from a village department, the Village Treasurer, or his or her designee, may submit a statement of those charges to any person liable for the costs. Said statement shall request payment within 30 days and shall inform the responsible party of his or her right to appeal pursuant to § 42.07.
(B) Upon a determination to assess costs made pursuant to this chapter, the Village Treasurer shall submit an itemized invoice, by first class mail or personal service, to the responsible party or parties. If more than one party is responsible for the costs sought to be recovered hereunder the parties shall be jointly and severally liable for the full amount of costs. Invoices for costs will be due and payable within 30 days of the date thereof. Thereafter, a late payment fee, as adopted by the Village Board and listed in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Tinley Park Code of Ordinances, Table of Special Ordinances, Table XI), shall be assessed, added to the total unpaid balance, and collected in the same manner as the costs themselves.
(C) If a responsible party appeals an assessment of costs, and that assessment is upheld in whole or in part, the costs upheld shall be due and payable within 30 days from the date of determination of the appeal and late payment fees shall thereafter apply as provided in division (B) above.
(D) The village may proceed by action in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect any costs due and owing under the provisions of this chapter and it shall have all remedies provided by law in connection with the collection of same.
(Ord. 2008-O-009, passed 4-1-08; Am. Ord. 2012-O-054, passed 11- 20-12; Am. Ord. 2019-O-081, passed 12-17-19)