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be served in the same manner as notice by the enforcing <br /> officer and shall be given at least ten days before the <br /> date stated in the notice when the Council will consider <br /> the matter. If notice is given by posting, at least 30 <br /> days shall elapse between the day of posting' and the <br /> hearing. <br /> Subd. 2. Summary Abatement. <br /> The enforcing officer may provide for abating a public <br /> nuisance without following the procedure required in <br /> subdivision 1 above when: <br /> a. There is an immediate threat to the public health <br /> or safety. <br /> b. There is an immediate threat of serious property • <br /> damage. <br /> c. A public nuisance has been caused by private <br /> properties on public property, or <br /> If the enforcing officer abates the nuisance pursuant to <br /> this section, the officer must reasonably attempt to <br /> notify the owner, occupant, or other responsible party if <br /> the intended action and the attempt to notify the owner, <br /> occupant, or other responsible party of the intended <br /> action and the right to appeal the abatement and any cost <br /> at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. <br /> Subd. 3 . Cost Recovery. The owner of property on which a nuisance <br /> has been abated by the City, or a person who has caused <br /> a public nuisance on property not owned by that person, <br /> shall be personally liable to the City for the cost of <br /> abatement, including administrative costs. As soon as <br /> the work has been completed and the cost determined, the <br /> Clerk-Administrator or their designee shall prepare a <br /> bill for the cost and mail it t. • - • .as - • • . - <br /> responsible party. Thereupon, the amount shall be <br /> immediately due and payable at the office of the Clerk- <br /> Administrator. <br /> Subd. 4 . Assessment. If the cost, or any portion of it, has not <br /> been paid under Subdivision 3 . , within 30 days after the <br /> date of the bill, the unpaid cost may be certified <br /> against the property to which the cost is attributable. <br /> Before certification against the property, reasonable <br /> notice of the impending certification and an opportunity <br /> to be heard by the Council must be given to the taxpayer <br /> of record. Failure of the taxpayer to receive the notice <br /> shall not invalidate the certification, however. <br /> Thereafter, the unpaid cost may be certified to the <br /> County Auditor for collection along with current taxes in <br /> 14 <br />