Sec. 46-54. - Billing and collection.

The amount of response costs shall be deemed a debt owed to the Town of Narragansett by the responsible party held liable in section 46-53 for the disturbance and, if a juvenile, by the juvenile's parents or guardians.

Notice of the costs for which the responsible party is liable shall be mailed via first-class and certified mail within 30 days of the response giving rise to such costs. The notice shall contain the following information: (1)

The name of the person(s) being held liable for the payment of such costs;

(2)

The address of the residence or other private property where the disturbance occurred;

(3)

The date and time of the response;

(4)

The law enforcement, fire or emergency service provider who responded;

(5)

The date and time of any previous warning given pursuant to section 46-52 and/or previous responses to disturbances at the residence or other private property in question within the previous 12 months; and

(6)

An itemized list of the response costs for which the person(s) is being held liable.

The responsible party must remit payment of the noticed response costs to the town within 30 days of the date of the notice. Any action to recover such costs will be brought in the name of the Town of Narragansett.

In addition to all other remedies provided for in this section, if a responsible party(s) fails to remit the costs assessed hereunder, said costs shall be certified to the tax assessor, who shall cause the costs to be added to the annual real estate tax bill for the property, and the certified costs shall be collected by the town collector or other official collecting taxes in the same manner and procedure for collecting real estate taxes. If the certified costs are not paid, the tax bill shall be considered delinquent, and the collection of the delinquent bill shall be governed by the laws governing delinquent and back taxes. The tax bill from the date of issuance shall be deemed a personal debt against the owner and shall also be a lien on the property until paid.

(Ch. 952, § 1, 12-5-2011)