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a. Within thirty (30) days after the abatement of the nuisance by City, the Director shall notify the property owner of the property of the cost of abatement, including administrative costs in the manner provided in subsection 14-5.4. The property owner may file a written protest objecting to the amount of the assessment with the City Clerk within fifteen (15) days. The City Clerk shall set the matter for public hearing by the Council. At the time and place of the appeal, the Council shall hear and consider the account and proposed assessment, together with objections and protests thereto. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Council may make such modifications and revisions of the proposed assessment confirmed or denied, in whole or in part or as modified and revised. The determination of the Council as to all matters contained therein shall be in writing, final and conclusive.

b. If no appeal is filed or if the amount due is not paid within ten (10) days of the decision of the Council, the charges shall become a special assessment against the property and shall constitute a lien on the property for the amount of the assessment.

c. If no appeal is filed or if an appeal is filed and confirmed by the Council, the Director shall cause to be prepared and recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Lake, a Notice of Lien. Said notice shall contain the following:

1. An address, legal description or other description sufficient to identify the premises.

2. A description of the proceeding under which the special assessment was made, including the order of the Council confirming the assessment.

3. The amount of the assessment.

4. A claim of lien upon the described premises.

d. Upon the recordation of such Notice of Lien, the amount claimed shall constitute a lien upon the described premises. Such lien shall be in parity with the liens of State and County taxes.

e. The Notice of Lien, after recordation, shall be delivered to the County Auditor who shall enter the amount of the lien on the assessment roll as a special assessment. Thereafter the amount set forth shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary County taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and interest and to the same procedures for foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency, as is provided for ordinary County taxes, and all laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of County taxes are hereby made applicable to such assessment. (Ord. #2006-126, S14.310)