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of utility bills and other services, even ifprovided by a third party, necessary to remedy violations as described in Minnesota Statutes Section 50413.445, subdivision 4,1 clause (2); and (13) The recovery of delinquent vacant building registration fees under a City program designed to identify and register vacant buildings. (C) Personal liability. Except as otherwise provided by law, the owner of property on which or adjacent to which a current service has been performed under this section, is personally liable for the cost of the service. As soon as the service has been completed and the cost is determined, the Finance Director or other designated City official will prepare a bill and mail it to the owner and thereupon the amount will be due and payable in the office of the Finance Director. (D) Assessment. On or before September 15t" of each year, the Finance Director will list the total unpaid charges for current services against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable to under this section. The City Council may then levy the unpaid charges against the property as a special assessment under Minnesota Statutes Section 429.101 and other pertinent statutes, for certification to the county auditor, and collection along with current taxes the following year or in annual installments, not exceeding 10, as the Council determines. SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby adds a new Section 11.03 to the City Code which shall read as follows: § 11.03 CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES; COLLECTION; COLLECTION OF UNPAID SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES. (A) Authority. This section is adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 415.01, 366.011, and 366.012. (B) Charges for emergency services; collection. The City may impose a reasonable service charge for emergency services, including fire, rescue, medical, and related services provided by the City or contracted for by the City. If the service charge remains -unpaid for 30 days after a notice of delinquency is sent to the recipient of the service or the recipient's representative or estate, the City or its contractor on behalf of the City may use any lawful means allowed to a private party for collection of an unsecured delinquent debt. The City may also use the authority of Section 11.03 (C) to collect unpaid service charges of this kind from delinquent recipients of services who are owners of taxable property in the City, or areas served by the City for emergency services. The powers conferred by this section are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law for a City to impose a service charge or assessment for a service provided by the City or contracted for by the City. (C) Collection of unpaid service charges and fees. If the City is authorized to impose a service charge or fee on the owner, lessee, or occupant of property, or any of them, for a governmental service provided by the City, the City may certify to the county auditor, on or before October 15 1h for each year, any unpaid service charges or fees which shall then be collected together with property taxes levied against the property. A charge or fee may be certified to the auditor only if, on or before September 15' h , the City has given written notice to the property owner N