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known, the notice may be served by posting it on the premises. The notice shall include the following information: A description of the nuisance to be abated. A. The nuisance shall be abated within seven (7) working days; B. If the nuisance is not abated within seven (7) working days, the City Council will hold a hearing, and the date of the hearing shall be included; C. The owner has the right to appear at the hearing; D. The City will have the nuisance abated if corrective action is not taken, and the order to abate may continue for up to two years; and E. 125 percent of the cost of the abatement, including administrative costs will be charged to the property owner and certified against the property for collection with taxes if the bill is not paid. Subd. 2 Abatement by City. If the owner or occupant fails to comply with the Council's Order to Abate a reoccurring nuisance within seven (7) days of the date of the Council's Order, the City shall provide for the abatement of the nuisance and may continue to abate at intervals it deems appropriate for up to two years. The officer charged with enforcement shall keep records of the cost of the abatement including administrative costs and shall provide this information to the City Administrative for billing and assessment against the property pursuant to section 602.08. Subd. 3 Reoccurring Nuisance. If the nuisance reoccurs within two years of the Council's Order to Abate, the officer charged with enforcement shall send a notice requiring compliance within seven (7) working days. If the owner or occupant fails to comply with the notice, the City shall provide for the abatement of the nuisance. An additional public hearing shall not be required within two years of the Council's original Order to Abate. The officer charged with enforcement shall keep records of the cost of the abatement including administrative costs and shall provide this information to the City Administrative for billing and assessment against the property pursuant to section 602.08. 602.08 Recovery of Cost. Subd. 1 Personal Liability. The owner of premises on which a nuisance has been abated by the city shall be personally liable for the cost to the city of the abatement, including administrative costs. As soon as the work has been completed and the cost determined, the city administrator or other official designated by the council shall prepare a bill for the cost and mail it to the owner. Thereupon the amount shall be immediately due and payable at the office of the city clerk. Subd. 2 Assessment. If the nuisance is a public health or safety hazard on private property, the accumulation of snow, ice, or rubbish on public sidewalks; removal or elimination of public health or safety hazard (excluding structures under MN Statute 463.15 and 463.26);