The property owner shall be responsible for all costs associated with the inspection, repair, winterization, or maintenance of the privately owned fire hydrant. The City shall provide to the property owner a billing for services and material that shall be due and payable in full within thirty days from the date of such service. Any bill not paid within thirty days shall be considered delinquent and shall incur a ten percent late fee. If any such bill shall be delinquent for six months, the City official responsible for collection shall certify, on July 1 of each year, to the Finance Department the delinquency amount, whereupon such charges shall be entered upon the next tax roll against the property to which such charges have been rendered. All charges shall be collected and liens shall be enforced in the same manner as provided for the collection of taxes assessed upon such roll and enforcement of the lien therefore as prescribed by law. (Additional charges may be required by the City, if charges hereunder are added to the property owner’s tax bill.)
(Ord. 2008-06. Passed 10-7-08.)