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)
