Any violation of the City Code which provides for a penalty of a petty misdemeanor or a misdemeanor may be handled as an administrative penalty pursuant to this subchapter. The City Council finds that adequate enforcement of the City Code may be accomplished through a system of administrative penalties. Seldom would the city seek jail time as a penalty for violation of its code provisions. A system of administrative penalties enforced by City Administration is therefore found to be more efficient than the District Court.
(Prior Code, § 2-200)