Ordinance 2916-06 - Laserfiche WebLink

made by a written declaration under penalty of perjury by the person effecting the service, declaring the time and date of service and the manner by which service was made. Thereafter, violation of the terms of a violations hearing examiner's order shall constitute a misdemeanor and a separate misdemeanor shall be committed for each day that an order is violated. Section 7: Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2335-98 (EMC 1.20.090), which reads as follows: Abatement — Costs — Assessment lien — Alternative or accumulative methods of collection. A. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, whenever the city is authorized, whether by order of a violations hearing examiner or by any other authority, to undertake an abatement, the city may cause the abatement to be performed by city employees or by private contract under the direction of the city. The city, its employees and agents, using lawful means are expressly authorized to enter upon the subject property for such purposes. B. All costs of abatement, including incidental expenses, shall be billed to the person or persons to whom the violation citation was issued and shall become due and payable thirty days thereafter. The term "incidental expenses" shall include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, both direct and indirect, including attorney's fees incurred by the city; costs incurred in documenting the violation; the actual expenses and costs to the city in the preparation of notices, specifications and contracts, and in inspecting the work; and the cost of any required printing and mailing. C. In the event the person responsible fails to pay within the thirty -day period set forth in subsection B of this section, the code compliance officer shall render an itemized report in writing to the city council showing the cost of abatement, including the rehabilitation, demolition, restoration or repair of such property, including any salvage value relating thereto plus the amount of any outstanding penalties; provided, that before the report is submitted to the city council, a copy of the same shall be posted for at least five days upon or in front of such property, together with a notice of the time and date when the report shall be heard by the city council for confirmation. A copy of the report and notice shall be served upon the owner of the property in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.20.010 at least five calendar days prior to submitting the same to the city council. The city council has the authority to revise the report, to authorize collection of the debt in any lawful manner, or, in the case of a debt owed by a property owner, to place an assessment lien on the property as provided herein, or to obtain a judgment and foreclosure. D. In the case of an assessment lien, the total cost of the abatement including any penalties assessed against the property owner, as so confirmed by the city council, shall be assessed against the respective lot or parcel of land to which it relates. Upon certification to the county treasurer by the city treasurer of the assessment amount due and owing, the county treasurer shall enter the amount of such assessment upon the tax rolls against the property for the current year and the same shall become a part of the general taxes for that year to be collected at the same time and with interest at such rates and in such manner as provided in RCW 84.56.020, as now or hereafter amended, for delinquent taxes, and when collected to be deposited to the credit of the general fund of 13