The City hereby does elect to use the tax roll on which general City taxes are collected for the collection of current or delinquent sewer service charges, and in such case proceedings therefor shall be had as now or hereafter provided in Article 4, Chapter 6, Part 3, Division 5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Ord. 82-12 § 87, 1982; Ord. 98-05 § 1, 1998)
A written report shall be prepared and filed with the Clerk, which shall contain a description of each parcel of real property receiving such services and facilities and the amount of the charge for each parcel for the forthcoming fiscal year, computed in conformity with the charges prescribed by this chapter.
(Ord. 82-12 § 88, 1982)
The Clerk shall cause notice of the filing of the report and of the time and place of hearing thereon to be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the County of Amador, there being no such newspaper published within said City. Prior to such election for the first time, the Clerk shall mail a notice in writing of the filing of said first report proposing to have such charges for the forthcoming fiscal year collected on the tax roll and of the time and place of hearing thereon, to be mailed to each person to whom any part or parcel of real property described in the report is assessed in the last equalized assessment roll on which general City taxes are collected, at the address shown on said roll or as known to the Clerk.
(Ord. 82-12 § 89, 1982)
At the time of said hearing, the Council shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to said report referred to in said notice and may continue the hearing from time to time.
(Ord. 82-12 § 90, 1982)
Upon the conclusion of the hearing on the report, the Council will adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any charge or overrule any or all objections and shall make its determination upon each charge as described in said report, which determination shall be final.
(Ord. 82-12 § 91, 1982)
On or before the 10th day of August in each year following the final determination of the Council, the Clerk shall file with the Auditor a copy of said report with a statement endorsed thereon over his or her signature that it has been finally adopted by the City Council of the City, and the Auditor shall enter the amounts of the charges against the respective lots or parcels of land as they appear on the current assessment roll.
(Ord. 82-12 § 92, 1982)
Where any such parcels are outside the boundaries of the City, they shall be added to the assessment roll of the entity for the purpose of collecting such charges.
(Ord. 82-12 § 93, 1982)
If the property is not described on the roll, the Auditor shall enter the description thereon together with the amounts of the charges, as shown on the report.
(Ord. 82-12 § 94, 1982)
The amount of the charges shall constitute a lien against the lot or parcel of land against which the charge has been imposed as of noon on the first Monday in March of each year. The Tax Collector shall include the amount of the charges on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land.
(Ord. 82-12 § 95, 1982)
Thereafter, the amount of the charges shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and by the same person as, together with and not separately from the general taxes for the City, and shall be delinquent at the same time and thereafter be subject to the same penalties for delinquency.
(Ord. 82-12 § 96, 1982)
All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of general taxes of the City, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the matters of delinquency, correction, cancellation, refund and redemption, are applicable to such charges.
(Ord. 82-12 § 97, 1982)
The Tax Collector may, in his or her discretion, issue separate bills for such charges and separate receipts for collection on account of such charges. The County shall be compensated for services rendered in connection with the levy, collection and enforcement of such charges for the City in an amount to be fixed by agreement between the Board of Supervisors and the City Council. The compensation shall not exceed one percent of all money collected. The compensation shall be paid into the County salary fund.
(Ord. 82-12 § 98, 1982)
The powers authorized by this chapter shall be alternative to all other powers of the City and alternative to procedures adopted by the Council thereof for the collection of such charges.
(Ord. 82-12 § 99, 1982; Ord. 98-05 § 1, 1998)