The Enforcement Officer may issue an administrative citation, on a form approved by the City Manager, to a responsible person, by service on that responsible person. If the responsible person is an individual, he or she shall be served with the citation.
(A) If the responsible person is a corporation, the Enforcement Officer shall attempt to locate any one of the following individuals and issue to that individual an administrative citation: the president or other head of the corporation, vice-president, a secretary or assistant secretary, a treasurer or assistant treasurer, a general manager or a person authorized by the corporation to receive service of process in a civil action. If the office address of any of the above-listed individuals is known to the city, a copy of the administrative citation also shall be mailed to one of those individuals by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. Simultaneously, the same notice may be sent by regular mail. If a notice sent by certified mail is returned unsigned, then service shall be deemed effective pursuant to regular mail; provided, the notice that was sent by regular mail is not returned.
(B) If the responsible person is a business other than a corporation, the Enforcement Officer shall attempt to locate the business owner and issue the business owner an administrative citation. If the Enforcement Officer can locate only the manager of the business, the administrative citation may be given to the manager of the business. If the address of the business is known, a copy of the administrative citation also shall be mailed to that address to the attention of the business owner or a responsible person. The mailing shall be sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. Simultaneously, the same notice may be sent by regular mail. If a notice sent by certified mail is returned unsigned, then service shall be deemed effective pursuant to a regular mail; provided, the notice that was sent by regular mail was not returned.
(C) The Enforcement Officer shall attempt to obtain on the administrative citation the signature of the responsible person, or in cases in which the responsible person is a corporation or business, the signature of the person served with the administrative citation. If a responsible person or persons served refuses or fails to sign the administrative citation, the failure or refusal to sign shall not affect the validity of the citation or of subsequent proceedings.
(D) If the Enforcement Officer is unable to locate a responsible person for the violation, the administrative citation shall be mailed to the responsible person by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. Simultaneously, the same notice may be sent by regular mail. If a notice sent by certified mail is returned unsigned, then service shall be deemed effective pursuant to regular mail, provided the notice that was sent by regular mail is not returned.
(E) If the Enforcement Officer does not succeed in serving the responsible party personally, or by certified mail or regular mail, the Enforcement Officer shall post the administrative citation on any real property within the city in which the city has knowledge that the responsible party has a legal interest, and the posting shall be deemed effective service.
(F) If the Enforcement Officer does not succeed in serving the responsible party personally, by certified mail or regular mail, and the city is not aware that the responsible party has a legal interest in any real property within the city, the Enforcement Officer shall cause the administrative citation to be published once a week for four successive weeks in a local newspaper published at lease once a week.
(Ord. 2008-17, passed 1-6-2009)