No later than ten days after the date on which the administrative hearing concludes, the hearing officer shall issue an order to uphold or cancel the citation and/or civil fine and shall state the reasons for his or her decision. If the citation is upheld, the city shall retain the civil fine deposited by the responsible person. If the civil fine has not been deposited pursuant to a hardship waiver, the hearing officer shall specify in the order a payment schedule for the civil fine. The hearing officer’s decision shall be final and the order shall notify the responsible person of the right to appeal as provided in Section 1.13.150. The order shall be served by first class mail and shall be deemed to be served on the date the order is deposited with the United States Postal Service. The failure of the responsible person to receive a properly addressed order shall not invalidate the citation or the hearing officer’s order. (Ord. 283 § 2, 2008)