(A) (1) Upon failure of the person receiving a notice of a city code violation to appear at the time and date designated for a hearing or to pay the fine in full as stated on the notice, the City Code Enforcement Commissioner shall send or cause to be sent notices by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the person who received the notice of the city code violation to the address last known of the alleged violator. Service of notices sent in accordance herewith shall be deemed complete as of the date of deposit in the United States mail.
(2) The notices sent in accordance herewith shall be in the following sequence and contain but not be limited to the information set forth in division (B) of this section.
(B) Upon the failure of the person receiving notice of a city code violation to pay the fine in full as stated on the notice or to attend the hearing at the time and date set forth on the notice, a notice shall be sent, as above set forth, and shall contain but not be limited to the following information:
(1) The date, and location of the city code violation cited in the violation notice;
(2) The particular city code section violated;
(3) The fine and the penalty that may be assessed for late payment, if any;
(4) A section entitled “notice of hearing” which shall clearly set forth that the person receiving a notice of a city code violation may appear at the time and place specified in the notice of hearing;
(5) The date, time and place of the administrative hearing, at which the alleged city code violation may be contested on its merits;
(6) A statement that failure to either pay the fine and any applicable penalty or failure to appear at the hearing on the merits on the date and at the time and place specified, will result in a final determination of liability for the “cited” violation; and
(7) A statement that upon the occurrence of a final determination of liability for the failure and the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, available administrative or judicial procedures for review, any unpaid fine or penalty will constitute a debt due and owing the city.
(C) A notice of final determination of liability shall be sent, as hereinafter provided in § 292.08, following the conclusion of the administrative hearing or the person’s failure to respond to the notice of hearing sent in accordance with division (B) hereof, which notice of final determination shall contain but not be limited to the following information and warnings:
(1) A statement that the determination of liability on the unpaid fine and any penalty assessed is a debt due and owing the city;
(2) A statement of any sanction ordered or costs imposed, which costs are debts due and owing the city;
(3) A warning that failure to pay the fine and any penalty due and owing the city within the time specified may result in proceeding with collection procedures in the same manner as a judgment entered by any court of competent jurisdiction or any other post-judgment relief available under state law; and
(4) Any other warning as permitted by law or ordinance.
(Ord. 97-53, passed 12-9-1997)