§ 90-37. Lien for delinquent charges.

(a)

Charges for refuse collection pursuant to the provision of Public Acts of 1947, No. 179, MCL 123.301 et seq., and Section 5 of Public Acts of 1978, No. 345, MCL 123.315, as may be amended from time to time, shall be a lien upon the premises to which the service is rendered. Refuse collection shall be deemed a service rendered to the parcel of land where made.

(b)

Amounts delinquent for three months or more may be certified annually by the city treasurer to the city assessor who shall place the same on the next tax roll of the city. An additional penalty in an amount equal to 15 percent of the delinquent bill shall be added at the time the delinquent bill is entered on the tax roll. The time and manner of such certification and other details in respect to the collection of the rates and charges and the enforcement of the lien shall be established by the city commission by resolution. Such charges shall be collected and the lien enforced in the same manner as provided for the collection of taxes assessed upon the tax roll and the enforcement of a lien for unpaid taxes.

(Ord. No. 2303, 1-28-19)