(A) When the city mails the billing statement for the repeat nuisance service call fee, the city will inform the owner or occupant of their right to request a hearing.
(B) The owner or occupant upon whom the fee is imposed must request a hearing within ten business days of the mailing of the billing statement, excluding the day the statement is mailed. The request for a hearing must be in writing and delivered to the City Clerk. The hearing will occur within 30 days of the date of the request. If the owner or occupant fails to request a hearing within the time and in the manner required under this section, the right to a hearing is waived.
(C) The hearing will be conducted by the City Council in an informal manner. The Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Evidence will not be strictly applied. After considering all evidence submitted, the City Council will make written findings of fact and conclusions regarding the nuisance conduct and the imposition of the repeat nuisance service fee. The City Council will serve the findings of fact and conclusions upon the owner or occupant by U.S. Mail within ten days of the hearing.
(D) If the owner or occupant fails to appear at the scheduled hearing date, the right to a hearing is waived.
(E) Upon waiver of the right to a hearing under divisions (B) or (D) or upon service of the City Council’s findings of fact and conclusions that the repeat nuisance call service fee is warranted, the owner or occupant must pay the fee imposed within ten days.
(Ord. 1568, passed 8-24-09)