[Amended 1-25-2021 by Ord. No. 7-2021]
A. Any person or business violating this Part is hereby directed to satisfy the City of Reading and its citizens, upon issuance of a quality of life ticket, by correcting the violation in question.
B. The City reserves the right to abate the violation if it has not been corrected within 24 hours from the time the violation was issued. The City further reserves the right to abate the violation immediately if the violation poses an imminent risk to public health and safety. The City may abate the violation itself or utilize a contractor and will provide an invoice for abatement, including both direct and indirect costs and any expenses incurred, and the cost thereof may be charged to the owner of the property or offending party. The invoice will be paid separate from and in addition to the quality of life ticket.
C. If the City abates the violation directly, it will perform abatement work at a maximum rate of $60 per hour per man and forward the cost of any materials or services necessary for the abatement. The City reserves the right to charge an additional 20% on all material purchases to cover all miscellaneous expenses such as wear and tear on equipment.
D. If the City assigns a contractor to perform abatement, the contractor will submit an invoice for said work to the City and the City will forward these costs to the violator. The City reserves the right to add a processing fee up to 30% to the amount billed by the contractor.