(A) Any officer of the Waseca Police Department or any other person employed by the city, authorized in writing by the City Manager and having authority to enforce this code, shall, upon determining that there has been a violation, notify the violator. The notice shall set forth the nature, date and time of violation, the name of the official issuing the notice.
(B) Once the notice is given, the alleged violator may, within seven days of the time of issuance of the notice, request a hearing in writing, as is provided for hereafter. Failure to request a hearing in writing within seven days will be deemed an admission of the violation.
(C) Any person contesting an alleged violation pursuant to this chapter shall be entitled to a hearing by a hearing officer who shall forthwith conduct an informal hearing to determine if a violation has occurred. The hearing officer shall have authority to dismiss the violation if sustained by the hearing office, the fee increase shall follow.
(D) A city employee designated in writing by the City Manager shall be the hearing officer. The hearing officer is authorized to hear and determine any controversy relating to administrative offenses provided for in this chapter.
(E) All increased license fees or fines collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the City Treasurer and may be deposited in the city's general fund.
(`86 Code, § 4.34) (Am. Ord. 669, passed 10-17-95; Am. Ord. 1018, passed 3-18-14)