(a) Whenever the village shall enter upon any parcel of land in order to accomplish abatement of an existing violation, pursuant to provisions of this chapter, the building official or code enforcement officer, or their designee, is hereby authorized and directed to keep an accurate account of all expenses incurred, and based upon same issue a certificate determining and certifying the reasonable cost involved for such work with respect to each parcel of property. Actual costs may vary from year to year based on contracts entered into by the village for such abatement work.
(b) The building official or code enforcement officer, or his or her designee, is also authorized to add to such costs actual administration charges in order to cover the expenses of administering the work performed, costs of publication, overhead and other contingent expenses.
(c) Within ten days after receipt of the certificate, the village treasurer shall forward a statement of the total charges assessed on each parcel of property to the person as shown by the last current assessment or tax roll and such assessment shall be payable to the village treasurer within 30 days from the date the statement was forwarded.
(d) If not paid within the prescribed thirty-day period, such statement shall be filed with the village assessor and shall thereupon be assessed against the land in question and become a lien on such property. Such amount shall be a debt of the person to whom assessed until paid and, in case of delinquency, may be enforced as delinquent village property taxes or by a suit against such person.
(Ord. 120-A3, passed 10-16-19)