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ORDINANCE NO. 822 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 200, CHAPTER 202, OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE BY ADDING SECTION 202.20 ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE COLLECTION OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES, UNPAID SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES, AND UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSE PENALTIES THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 200, Chapter 202, of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding Section 202.20 as follows: 202.20: CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES; COLLECTION; COLLECTION OF UNPAID SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES; COLLECTION OF UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSE PENALTIES: Subd. 1. Authority. This section is adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 415.01, 366.011, and 366.012 and Section 8.06 of the City Charter. Subd. 2. 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 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 the collection of an unsecured delinquent debt. The city may also use the authority of Section 202.20, Subd. 3, to collect unpaid service charges of this kind from delinquent recipients of services who are owners of taxable real property in the city, or areas served by the city for emergency services. Subd. 3. 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 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, the city has given written notice to the property owner of its intention to certify the charge or fee to the auditor. The service charges or fees shall be subject to the same penalties, interest, and other conditions provided for the collection of property taxes. This section is in addition to any other law authorizing the collection of unpaid costs and service charges or fees.