Any owner of a shopping cart who has been charged a fee or fine to redeem a shopping cart shall be entitled to obtain a hearing as to whether the fee or fine has been properly charged by providing to the City Clerk a written request for a hearing within 15 days of receipt of notice that the shopping cart has been removed. The hearing shall be held not later than 30 days from the date of the hearing request and the owner shall be notified of the time, date, and location of the hearing. The City Manager or his or her designee shall appoint a hearing officer. If the hearing officer determines that the city properly removed the shopping cart and the owner has been charged the appropriate amount, the owner shall pay all costs associated with the administrative hearing and, if he or she desires to redeem the shopping cart, pay any applicable fee and/or fine. If the hearing officer determines that the owner has been improperly charged a fee and/or fine, the owner shall be entitled to redeem the shopping cart at an adjusted fee and/or fine or at no charge, whichever is applicable.
(Ord. 1120, passed 2-19-97)