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Chapter 34 <br /> is referred for collection, the City Financial Management Department may assess <br /> an additional fee for the cost of collection each violation notice. No citation shall <br /> be referred for collection before written notice, directed to the registered owner of <br /> the illegally parked vehicle is attempted by the City. No citation shall be referred <br /> for collection if there is pending an appeal of the citation. Any fees or costs <br /> incurred by the City in any such collection by attorneys and qualified private <br /> collection enterprises retained by the City shall be charged to the offender. <br /> C. In the event the City brings legal action for the enforcement of any provision of <br /> this Chapter, the Office of the Corporation Counsel may assess a fee of Twenty- <br /> Five Dollars ($25.00) if settlement is reached prior to initial court appearance and <br /> Fifty Dollars ($50.00) if settlement or judgment is obtained after a court <br /> appearance. This fee shall be in addition to any other fines, fees, penalties or <br /> costs as provided by this Ordinance or State Law. <br /> D. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Chapter <br /> shall, upon conviction,be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than <br /> Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per offense. <br /> 70. IMMOBILIZATION AND IMPOUNDMENT. <br /> A. The City of Decatur is hereby authorized to immobilize and impound a vehicle <br /> that has accumulated fines of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)or more for unpaid <br /> parking citations issued to the vehicle by the City. <br /> B. When a vehicle or vehicles has accumulated unpaid parking citations of One <br /> Hundred Dollars ($100.00)or more, the registered owner shall be sent a notice of <br /> impending immobilization and impoundment by first class mail to the address of <br />