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3. Notice: Any officer of the Police Department or any other person employed by the City, authorized under Section 102.2 of this Code shall, upon determining that there has been a violation of ordinance or Code, notify the violator or, in the case of a vehicular violation, attach to the vehicle a notice of the violation. Said notice shall set forth the nature, date and time of violation, the name of the official issuing the notice, the amount of the scheduled penalty and required compliance actions, if applicable. 4. Recovery of Administrative Costs: The owner of the premises, where an administrative offense ticket has been issued by the City' Community Development Department, shall be personally liable for the cost of the City for inspection of said property and administrative costs as allowed per Minnesota Statute 429.101. Staff shall prepare a bill for the cost and mail it to the owner. The amount shall be immediately due and payable at the office of the City Manager. 5. Notice Contestation and Hearing: Any person contesting an administrative offense may, within seven (7) days of the time of issuance of the notice, request, in writing, a hearing. The Hearing Officer shall forthwith conduct an informal hearing to determine if a violation has occurred. The Hearing Officer shall have authority to dismiss the violation or reduce or waive the penalty. If the violation is sustained by the Hearing Officer, the violator shall pay the penalty imposed. 6. Hearing Officer: The City Manager shall be the hearing officer. The hearing officer is authorized to hear and determine any controversy relating to administrative offenses provided for in this Section. 7. Payment of Penalty: Once notice is given, the alleged violator must pay the specified fine within seven (7) days of the time of issuance of the notice, unless contesting the notice pursuant to Subsection 5 of this Chapter. The amount of the fine shall be set forth on the schedule of penalties for the violation as adopted by the City Council. The penalty maybe paid in person or by mail and payment shall be deemed to be an admission of the violation. 8. Failure to Pay Penalty and/or Administrative Costs: In the event a party charged with an administrative offense fails to pay the penalty when due, a misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor charge maybe brought against the alleged violator in accordance with applicable statutes. In the event a party does not pay the monetary penalty and/or administrative costs, the City may seek to collect the costs of the administrative offense procedures per Section 407.07 and/or 906 of this Code. a. If the penalty and/or administrative cost is unpaid, the city manager shall, on or before September 1, list the total unpaid charges along with all other such charges, as well as other charges for current services to be assessed under Minnesota Statute 429.101 against each separate lot or parcel to which the charges are attributable. The City Council may then spread the charges against such property under that statute and other pertinent statues for certification to the County Auditor and collection along with current taxes the following year, or in annual installments not exceeding 10, as the City Council may determine in each case. 2