§ 9-96-7. Cleaning by city.

A.

In addition to the penalty provided for in section 1-24-1 of this code, upon failure of any owner of lots or lands in the city to clean the property described in the notice mentioned in section 9-96-6 within five days thereof, the general services division is authorized and directed to have such work done and a statement of the costs thereof shall be filed with the director of finance or his or her designee. A lien is declared on such property for all costs and expenses incurred by the city.

B.

Upon receipt of the statement of costs of cleaning property by city forces or by contract pursuant to this section, the director of finance or his or her designee may transmit a true copy thereof to the city attorney, who shall forthwith institute suit or take such other proceedings as may be necessary to enforce the lien on such property.

C.

All uncollected costs for the current year shall be certified to the city treasurer on or before December 31 of each year. It shall be the duty of the city treasurer to collect, as a special tax, the amount so certified at the time city taxes levied against properties from which the refuse was removed for the next succeeding year are collected. The cost of cleaning property by city forces or by contract pursuant to this section is declared to be a special tax to be collected as general taxes levied by the city.

(Code 1967, § 22-59; Code 1985, § 16-472; Ord. No. 837, § 1, 1-12-1971; Ord. No. 4724, § 1, 12-7-1999)