(A) The waste collection assessment shall be due and payable on October 1 of each year and shall be deemed delinquent from November 30 each year or following the next business day if said date shall fall on a weekend or a holiday, at which time the waste collection assessment shall be deemed delinquent. The delinquent waste collection assessment, along with all collection costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, shall constitute a lien on the property served for a period of ten (10) years from the date due, and shall be collectible in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes.
(B) In the event the party responsible for the payment of the waste collection assessment becomes delinquent in the payment, the city shall have the right to cease collection of waste from the residential unit so delinquent until such time as the waste collection assessment is paid in full.
(C) For the purpose of determining if a payment is made on-time, the City Clerk is authorized to accept a postmark no later than November 30th or the next business day if said date falls on a weekend or a holiday and any payment received in the drop box no later than the regular opening of the City Clerk’s office on the first business day following November 30th as proof of on-time payment.
(Am. Ord. 2015-13, passed 9-9-2015; Am. Ord. 2020-2, passed 2-19-2020)