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Page 3 of 11 (2) Abatement. If the nuisance is not abated by the date stated in the notice and no 62 appeal has been filed, the City may abate the nuisance. City staff must keep a 63 record of the total cost of the abatement attributable to the property and report the 64 information to the Finance Director. 65 (3) Abatement charges. When the abatement has been completed and the cost 66 determined, the City shall prepare a bill and mail it to the record owner and 67 thereupon the amount shall be immediately due and payable. If the record owner 68 fails to pay the bill, the total charges may be certified by the City to the county 69 auditor for collection with property taxes as set forth in Section 17-8(3) of this 70 Article, or specially assessed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Sections 71 429.101 and 429.061, whichever may be applicable. 72 (4) Emergency abatement. Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent the City, without 73 notice or other process, from immediately abating any nuisance condition in an 74 emergency situation which poses an imminent and serious hazard to the public 75 health, safety, or welfare. To proceed with immediate abatement, the City official 76 shall determine that a public nuisance exists or is being maintained on the premises 77 and that delay in abatement will unreasonably endanger the public health, safety, or 78 welfare. If at all possible, the City official shall attempt to notify the record owner 79 of the nature of the nuisance and the abatement prior to the abatement. If 80 notification prior to abatement is not possible, the City official shall notify the 81 record owner as soon as practicable after abatement. 82 17-7. Personal Liability and Special Assessments. 83 (1) Authority. This section is adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.101. 84 (2) Personal liability. Except as otherwise provided by law, the owner of property on 85 which (or adjacent to which) a service has been performed under this Article, is 86 personally liable for the cost of the service. As soon as the service has been 87 completed and the cost is determined, the Finance Director or other designated City 88 official will prepare a bill and mail it to the owner and thereupon the amount will be 89 due and payable in the office of the Finance Director. 90 (3) Assessment. On or before September 15th of each year, the Finance Director will 91 list the total unpaid charges for current services against each separate lot or parcel 92 to which they are attributable to under this section. The City Council may then levy 93 the unpaid charges against the property as a special assessment under Minnesota 94 Statutes Section 429.101 and other pertinent statutes, for certification to the county 95 auditor, and collection along with current taxes the following year or in annual 96 installments, not exceeding 10, as the Council determines. 97