2013-03 AMENDING CITY CODE AND ZONING ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 29 - SECTION XXXVI

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A. The penalties in addition to costs to be imposed by the hearing officer for violations of the various codes are shown in Table 29-1 attached hereto. B. The maximum monetary fine under this subsection shall be exclusive of the costs of enforcement or the costs imposed to secure compliance with the City Code and shall not be applicable to cases to enforce the collection of any tax imposed and collected by the City. 10. COSTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION PROCEEDING. If a code violation is proved and the respondent is ordered to pay the costs of the administrative adjudication proceeding, the costs shall be ordered to be paid by the respondent as determined by the City Council and set forth in Table 29-2 attached hereto, including, but not limited to costs for hearing officer, file management, document automation and record keeping, recording costs, costs of peer courts or panels,hearing security, prosecutor's fee and other related costs. 11. SETTLEMENT OF VIOLATIONS; MINIMUM FINES. A. If applicable and subject to subsection (C) of this Section, a person accused of violating a section of the City Code being prosecuted in ACES may offer to settle the case by paying the minimum fine set forth in Table 29-1 if payment is made within the time and in the manner set forth in subsection(B) of this Section. B. Payments in settlement of violations set forth in Table 29-1 shall be made within fourteen (14) days after the date that the Violation Notice and Complaint was issued to the person accused of such violation. A payment shall be considered made within said fourteen (14) days if the payment is actually received by the City's Finance Department, or such other place as designated for receipt of fines, within the fourteen day period. Payments shall be made by cash or certified check, money order or cashier's check made payable to the City of Decatur, or such other forms of tender as the Director of Finance shall specify.