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§ 51.15 DUTY OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO ENFORCE PROVISIONS.
   The Director of Public Works shall have charge of the operation and maintenance of the city water distribution and sewage collection and treatment systems and shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and Chapters 52 and 53.
(1986 Code, § 20-16) (Ord. 1995-16, passed 5-16-1995; Ord. 2007-21, passed 12-3-2007)
§ 51.16 SUPERVISORY POWERS OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
   All officers or employees assigned to duties under this chapter and Chapters 52 and 53 shall perform their duties subject to the orders and under the supervision of the Director of Public Works.
(1986 Code, § 20-17) (Ord. 1995-16, passed 5-16-1995; Ord. 2007-21, passed 12-3-2007)
§ 51.17 LIEN FOR NONPAYMENT.
   (A)   A lien may be filed whenever a bill for water or sewer service is unpaid, industrial cost recovery is unpaid, damage or cleanup costs associated with spills, cross-connection violations, or other violations of this chapter are unpaid, or if any costs of remedy or recovery to the potable water supply, potable water supply system or sewer system remain unpaid. In addition to the direct costs associated with the cleanup, recovery or remedy, the amount claimed in the lien may include attorney fees, engineering fees, other professional fees, wages paid to city employees and contractors, and use of the equipment of the city or its contractors. The City Administrator shall file with the County Recorder a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain a statement describing the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill, and a notice that the city claims a lien for the amount stated as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the bill. The lien may be filed against the owners of the property, including but not limited to owners of the fee simple, beneficial owners of a land trust, purchasers under an installment contract and lessees.
   (B)   The City Administrator shall mail or otherwise serve a copy of the notice of lien to the owners of the property and all interested persons. The failure to mail this notice shall not affect the right to foreclose upon the lien.
   (C)   The city may foreclose upon the lien in the manner provided for by law. The proceeds from the sale of the property shall be applied to pay the costs and attorney fees associated with the unpaid bills and the foreclosure, and the amount of the unpaid bill.
   (D)   The remedies in this section are cumulative to any other remedy provided by law or ordinance. In the event a statute mandates a period of time before an action can be taken or a procedure to be followed, the requirements of the statute shall control. This section shall apply to any charge or bill authorized or imposed by this chapter and Chapters 52 and 53.
(1986 Code, § 20-18) (Ord. 1994-33, passed 11-9-1994)
§ 51.18 VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND CHAPTERS 52 AND 53.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be served by the city with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in the notice, permanently cease the violation.
   (B)   Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limits provided for in division (A) of this section shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in § 10.99.
   (C)   Any person who intentionally or knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in § 10.99 notwithstanding the lack of notice described in division (A) of this section.
   (D)   Any violation which shall continue beyond the time limits provided for in division (A) of this section is declared to be a nuisance for which injunctive relief is appropriate from the Circuit Court.
   (E)   Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, in addition to the fine or other remedies provided, become liable to the city for the costs and expenses incurred to abate the violation, whether the costs or expenses were incurred before or after the notice.
(1986 Code, § 20-19) (Ord. 1994-33, passed 11-9-1994)
§ 51.19 CONVERSION OF RECYCLABLE METALS.
   The Public Works Department is authorized to convert recyclable metals into funds for use by the City of Troy, pursuant to ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-76-4, of the Illinois Complied Statutes, under the direction of the Director of Public Works.
(Ord. 2014-20, passed 10-20-2014)