HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1358ORDINANCE NO. 1358
BEING AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION 8, CHAPTER 3, OF THE
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY CODE WHICH CREATES THE LOCAL
ENFORCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE (CODE) OFFENSES.
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSES
Subd. 1 DEFINITIONS: An administrative offense is a violation of any section of this code
when one performs an act prohibited or fails to act when such failure is thereby prohibited, and is
subject to the penalties set forth in this code an attached schedule.
Any person violating a section of this code shall be subject to the scheduled penalty, not to
exceed $100 for each offense.
Subd. 2 NOTICE: Any member of the Police Department and/or other person employed by the
City with authority to enforce this code shall, upon determining that there has been a violation,
notify the violator, or person responsible for the violation, or in the case of a vehicular violation
by attaching to said vehicle notice of the violation, said notice setting forth the nature, date, time
of the violation, the name of the official issuing the notice and the amount of the scheduled initial
penalty, and where applicable, any charges relating thereto.
Subd. 3 PAYMENT: Once such notice is given, the person responsible for the violation shall,
within seven (7) days to the time of issuance of the notice, pay full satisfaction of the stated
violation scheduled to the City Finance Department. The penalty may be paid in person or by
mail and payment shall be admission of the violation.
Subd. 4 FAILURE TO PAY: If a violator fails to pay the penalty imposed by this section, the
matter may be processed as a code violation through the Anoka County Court system.
Subd. 5 DISPOSITION OF PENALTIES: All penalties collected shall be paid over to the City
Finance Department. The Finance Director or his designee may receive negotiable instruments
in payment of penalties as a conditional payment and shall not be held accountable therefor.
Receipt shall be issued for cash payment.
Subd. 6 POWERS AND DUTIES OF FINANCE DIRECTOR: In addition to all other duties set
forth in the code, the Finance Director may delegate and supervise the work of City employees
implementing and administering this chapter. The Finance Director shall make and have custody
of all records necessary and shall keep proper accounts of the proceeds received.
Subd. 7 SCHEDULED PENALTIES: Penalties shall be imposed for violation of the scheduled
administrative offenses according to a schedule duly established and adopted fi.om time to time
by Resolution of the City Council.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after its
passage.
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Sturdevant
Ruettimann
All ayes
/~-"Anne Student, Council Secretary
~o~/J~eph Sturdevant
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
~;eptember 22. 1997
October 13, lq_q7
October 13~ 1997