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(b) Notice. Any member of the police department and his assigns, as well as the City Administrator and/or aesignees, upon determining there has been a violation, shall 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 other charges relating thereto. (c) Penalties. Upon expiration of the time required by the notice and the nuisance has not been abated by the property owner, an administrative citation may be issued. (1) An administrative civil penalty shall be imposed per the cities rates and charges for each violation. (1) For the first violation within a 12-month period, an administrative civil penalty shall be imposed per the city's rates and charges. (2) For the second violation with a 12-month period, an administrative civil penalty shall be imposed per the city's rates and charges. (3) For the third violation within a 12-month period, an administrative civil penalty shall be imposed per the city's rates and charges. (d) Payment. Once such notice is given, the person responsible for the violation shall, within 14 days of 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. (e) Appeals. Any disputes and appeals shall be heard during the settlement conference or appeals hearing, by the hearing examiner unless otherwise defined, and shall follow procedure set forth in this article. (f) Failure to pay. If a violator fails to pay the penalty imposed by this section, the matter may be abated, certified to property records and/or prosecuted, in accordance with this article. (g) Duties of the police chief. The police chief may delegate and supervise the work of city employees implementing and administering the administrative citation process for the police department. The police chief and his assigns shall make and have custody of all records necessary and shall keep proper accounts of the proceeds received. (h) Duties of City Administrator. The City Administrator and/or designee(s) may delegate and supervise the work of the city employees implementing and administering the administrative citation process for all other departments. They shall make and have custody of all records necessary and shall keep proper accounts of the proceeds received. (Code 1978, § 5.20, subd. 3; Ord. No. 07-14, § 3, 9-11-2007; Ord. No. 08-32, § 2(5.20, subd. 3), 12-9-2008) 8