(A) Any responsible person who requests a hearing to contest an administrative citation and who is financially unable to deposit the administrative fine may request a hardship waiver.
(B) This request shall be filed with the hearing request. The request shall be accompanied by an affidavit, and any other relevant supporting materials, demonstrating the responsible person’s inability to deposit the fine in advance of the hearing.
(C) The CAWD General Manager, or his or her designee, shall decide within ten days of receipt of the hardship waiver request whether to issue a hardship waiver. The decision shall be in writing and shall be served upon the responsible person requesting the waiver. The decision shall be final.
(D) If the CAWD General Manager, or his or her designee, decides that a hardship waiver is unwarranted, the responsible person shall deposit the full amount of the fine within ten days of service of the written decision, or within ten days from the date of the administrative citation, whichever is later. If the responsible person fails to deposit this fine before the due date, the responsible party shall be deemed to have failed to file an appeal, and therefore to have waived the right to contest all matters set forth in the administrative citation.
(Ord. 2019-03, passed 4-25-2019)