For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall mean:
Community Service:
tree trimming service, street sweeping service and any other public service provided by the city to the residents and property owners of the city.
Community Service Fee:
the charge for a community service.
Dwelling:
any building designed or used exclusively for residential purposes.
Dwelling Unit:
one or more rooms in a dwelling designed as a unit of occupancy by not more than one family for living and sleeping purposes and having kitchen facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants of such dwelling unit.
Nonresidential Property:
real property within the city that is not used for residential occupancy. Nonresidential property includes without limitation: motels; hotels; restaurants; vacant property; and any other building or structure designed or intended to be used for commercial or industrial purposes.
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The city council may, by resolution, impose a community service fee upon each dwelling unit and nonresidential property in the city. The amount of such fee shall not exceed the cost of providing the community service for which the fee is imposed.
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The community service fee for a particular dwelling unit or nonresidential property shall be billed on the same bill and to the same person as the water bill for that unit or property. In the event the city does not furnish water service to a dwelling unit or nonresidential property, the community service fee for such unit or property shall be billed independently.
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The community service fee shall be due on the 1st day of every month following the reading of the water meter by the city. A community service fee shall be deemed delinquent if it is not paid within 30 days of the due date.
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Interest. Any amount of a community service fee that is not paid within the allotted period shall bear interest at the then maximum legal rate. Additionally, if the city incurs costs for the collection of such fee, those collection costs (including attorney's fees) may be charged.
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Procedure. Community service fees that remain unpaid for a period of 60 days after their due date may be collected from the owner of record of the premises, along with interest and collection costs, in accordance with the procedure set forth below. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the city from utilizing any other available legal remedy for collecting delinquent fees.
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Once each year the city council shall cause to be prepared a report of delinquent charges and costs of collection. The city council shall fix a time, date and place for a hearing on the report and any objections thereto.
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Not less than 10 days before the date set for the hearing on the report, the city clerk shall mail notice of the hearing to each property owner listed in the report.
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At the hearing, the city council shall receive objections to the report and may modify the report in any manner deemed just. Following the hearing, the city council shall by resolution confirm the report.
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The delinquent charges and collection costs set forth in the confirmed report shall constitute a special assessment against the respective properties listed in the report and shall be a lien on such properties for the applicable amounts. The city manager shall cause a certified copy of the confirmed report to be filed with the county auditor for the amounts of the respective assessments against the respective properties as they appear on the current assessment roll. The city manager also shall cause a certified copy of the confirmed report to be filed with the county recorder. Upon recordation of the confirmed report, the assessment shall constitute a lien against the parcel. The assessment shall thereafter be collected at the same time and in the same manner as general taxes of the city on real property. The assessments and the annual interest thereon shall be payable and become delinquent at the same times, and shall bear the same proportionate penalties and interest after delinquency, as do the general taxes on real property within the city.
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All proceeds collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund of the city and may be expended for any proper municipal purpose.
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