§ 8.08.100. Assessment for city abatement—Determination.

(a)

The city shall keep an itemized record of its expenses, including attorney's fees, in abating nuisances. It shall serve a copy of the statement of expenses in the manner prescribed by Section 1.20.030, together with a notice of the time, date, and place at which the statement will be submitted to the hearing officer for confirmation, and at which time the hearing officer will consider protests to the cost of the work.

(b)

The hearing officer shall, at the time specified in the notice, hear protests to the cost of the abatement. The hearing officer may correct or modify the cost amount as may be reasonable, and shall adopt the amount by resolution.

(c)

The resolution setting the amount of cost shall be served as provided in Section 1.20.030. If the amount, or any part thereof, is not paid within ten days of service, it shall become a special assessment against the property from which the nuisance was abated. Attorney's fees incurred in abating the nuisance and recovering the amount shall be included in the amount due and assessed against the property. The unpaid amount shall also be a personal obligation of the property owner and may be collected in any manner provided by law.

(Ord. 414B §10, 1982; Ord. 710B §§7 and 8, 2001; Ord. No. 911B , § 9(Exh. B), 4-26-2016)