§ 10.8-94. Government property.

(a)

If street lighting assessments are imposed against government property, the county shall provide street lighting assessment bills by first class mail to the owner of each affected tax parcel of government property. The bill or accompanying explanatory material shall include: (1) a brief explanation of the street lighting assessment, (2) the total amount of the tax parcel's street lighting assessment for the appropriate period, (5) the location at which payment will be accepted, and (3) the date on which the street lighting assessment is due.

(b)

Street lighting assessments imposed against government property shall be due on the same date as all other street lighting assessments and, if applicable, shall be subject to the same discounts for early payment.

(c)

A street lighting assessment shall become delinquent if it is not paid within thirty (30) days from the date any installment is due. The county shall notify the owner of any government property that is delinquent in payment of its street lighting assessment within sixty (60) days from the date the street lighting assessment was due. Such notice shall state in effect that the county will initiate a mandamus or other appropriate judicial action to compel payment.

(d)

All costs, fees and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees and title search expenses, related to any mandamus or other action as described herein shall be included in any judgment or decree rendered therein. All delinquent owners of government property against which a mandamus or other appropriate action is filed shall be liable for an apportioned amount of reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the county, including reasonable attorney fees, in collection of such delinquent street lighting assessments and any other costs incurred by the county as a result of such delinquent street lighting assessments including, but not limited to, costs paid for draws on a credit facility and the same shall be collectible as a part of or in addition to, the costs of the action.

(e)

As an alternative to the foregoing, a street lighting assessment imposed against government property may be collected on the bill for any utility service provided to such government property. The board may contract for such billing services with any utility not owned by the county.

(Ord. No. 18-066, § 4.04, 9-18-18)