1.21.070 Payment of fines.
A. Within thirty days from the date of service of the administrative citation, the responsible person shall pay the fine to the city clerk.
B. If the fine is not paid within the time frame prescribed herein, a late payment penalty may be charged in an amount to be established by resolution of the city council.
C. Any fine paid pursuant to this section shall be refunded in accordance with Section 1.21.100 if it is determined, after a hearing, that the person charged with the administrative citation was not responsible for the violation or that there was no violation as charged in the administrative citation.
D. Payment of a fine shall not excuse or discharge any continuation or repeated occurrence of any violation that is the subject of the administrative citation, nor shall it bar further enforcement action by the town.
E. Any responsible person who is unable to pay the fine may file a request for fee waiver with the city manager ten calendar days from the date of service of the administrative citation.
1. The request for fee waiver shall be in writing, describe why the fine cannot be paid, and include any relevant documentation supporting the request. The request must be accompanied by a sworn affidavit and must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the city manager the responsible person’s actual financial inability to deposit with the town the full amount of the fine in advance of the hearing.
2. Once the request for fee waiver is filed, the requirement to pay the administrative fine shall be stayed until the city manager determines whether to grant or deny the request.
3. If the city manager grants the request for fee waiver, the responsible person shall not be required to pay the fine. Granting a request for fee waiver shall not excuse or discharge any continuation or repeated occurrence of any violation that is the subject of the administrative citation, nor shall it bar further enforcement action by the town.
4. If the city manager denies the request for fee waiver, the fine must be paid within fifteen calendar days from the date of service of the city’s manager determination. The city manager may also impose a schedule for payment of the fine that shall not exceed one hundred eighty days from the date of his or her determination.
5. The city manager’s determination shall be (a) made within ten calendar days of the request, (b) in writing, and (c) served via U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested. The city manager’s determination shall be final. (Ord. 585 § 1 (part), 2010)