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HARDSHIP WAIVER:

a. A person who files a request for an administrative hearing may also contemporaneously request a hardship waiver of the fine deposit. To seek such a waiver and obtain a separate hearing on the request, the responsible person must check the box indicating this request on the form contained on the reverse side of the citation and attach a statement of the grounds for the request. To be effective, the request for the hardship waiver and the request for an administrative hearing must both be received by the city manager’s office within fifteen (15) days of the date the citation is issued.

b. The request for waiver of the advance deposit must also be accompanied by a sworn affidavit, together with any supporting documents or materials, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the city manager of the person’s actual financial inability to deposit with the city the full amount of the fine in advance of the hearing.

c. The city manager shall inform the party requesting the waiver whether the waiver was approved, by serving the party with a written determination of the request either personally or by mail at the address provided in the waiver application. The city manager’s determination on the waiver request shall be final and is not subject to appeal to the city council.

d. If the waiver is denied, the responsible party shall submit the fine amount to the city within ten (10) days. Failure to make deposit by the time required shall be deemed an abandonment of the contest, and renders the fine delinquent. (Ord. #1598, §3)