§ 54-408. Establishment of costs; billing of costs; notice of delinquency.

(a)

Chronic nuisance service costs to be established by resolution. All chronic nuisance service costs shall be established by resolution of the city commission. No chronic nuisance service cost shall be modified other than by resolution of the city commission. Chronic nuisance service costs shall only be in the amounts established by resolution of the city commission.

(b)

Billing of chronic nuisance service costs. The city shall bill all chronic nuisance service costs to the owner of the chronic nuisance property by first class mail to the address listed on the ad valorem tax roll. The bill shall contain at least the following information:

(1)

The address and parcel control number of the chronic nuisance property;

(2)

The date of each chronic nuisance service;

(3)

A brief description of each chronic nuisance service;

(4)

The amount of the bill for each chronic nuisance service;

(5)

A statement that the total amount of the bill shall be paid to the city within 30 days from the date of the bill and that any chronic nuisance service cost which has not been paid within 30 days from the date of the bill shall be delinquent;

(6)

A statement that that any unpaid chronic nuisance service costs will be levied against the property as a non-ad valorem assessment superior to all other private rights, interests, liens, encumbrances, titles and claims upon the property and equal in rank and dignity with a lien for ad valorem taxes; and

(7)

A statement that unpaid assessments may be certified to the tax collector for collection pursuant to the uniform method provided in F.S. § 197.3632.

(c)

Notice of delinquency. The total amount of the bill shall be paid to the city within 30 days from the date of the bill. Any chronic nuisance service cost which has not been paid within 30 days from the date of the bill shall be delinquent. If the property owner fails to pay the total amount of the bill within 30 days from the date of the bill, the city shall notify the property owner of the delinquency. The notice of delinquency shall be by first class mail to the address listed on the ad valorem tax roll and shall contain at least the following information:

(1)

The address and parcel control number of the property;

(2)

The amount of the delinquent billings, individual and total;

(3)

A statement that that any unpaid chronic nuisance service costs will be levied as a non-ad valorem assessment superior to all other private rights, interests, liens, encumbrances, titles and claims upon the property and equal in rank and dignity with a lien for ad valorem taxes; and

(4)

A statement that unpaid assessments may be certified to the tax collector for collection pursuant to the uniform method provided in F.S. § 197.3632.

(d)

Construction of chronic nuisance service cost. Chronic nuisance service costs shall not include any amount attributable to general law enforcement activities or the general enforcement of municipal codes upon a property that has not been declared by the city to be a chronic nuisance and that has not received a chronic nuisance service order from the special magistrate.

(Ord. No. 4350-11, § 2, 9-6-2011)