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6 <br /> <br /> <br />6. Abatement costs and billing. The City Administrator and/or designee, shall keep <br />a record of the costs of abatement performed for which the property owner shall <br />be billed. The invoice shall state and certify the description of the land, parcels <br />involved and the amount assessable to each. To cover administrative costs <br />necessarily incurred in the abatement procedure, an administrative fee in the <br />amount of not more than 25% of the cost to abate the nuisance shall be imposed, <br />except that in no event shall the administrative fee be less than $250. <br /> <br />7. Certification of unpaid abatement costs to Ramsey County Auditor. On or before <br />October 1 of each year, the City Administrator and/or designee, shall list the total <br />unpaid charge for each abatement or administrative citation against each separate <br />parcel to which they are attributable under this article. After notice and hearing as <br />provided in Minn. Stats. §429.061, the City Council may then spread the charges <br />against property benefitted as a special assessment under Minn. Stats. §429.101 <br />and other pertinent statutes for certification to the Ramsey County Auditor and <br />collection along with current taxes the following year, or in annual installments, <br />not exceeding ten, as the City Council may determine in each case. <br /> <br />8. Interference prohibited. It is a misdemeanor for any person to prevent, delay or <br />interfere with the City or its agents while they are engaged in the performance of <br />duties set forth in this article. <br /> <br />3301.030 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION. <br /> <br />A. Application. An administrative citation may be issued in conjunction with, or in lieu of, <br />prosecution or abatement for any violation of any section of this Code, and is subject to <br />the administrative hearing process described herein. <br /> <br />B. Notice. The City Administrator and/or designee, or any member of law enforcement, <br />upon determining there has been a violation, shall notify the violator, or person <br />responsible for the violation, or in the case of a vehicular violation, by attaching to said <br />vehicle, notice of the violation, said notice setting forth the nature, date, time of the <br />violation, the name of the official issuing the notice and the amount of the scheduled <br />initial penalty and where applicable, any other charges relating thereto. <br /> <br />C. Penalties. Upon expiration of the time required by the notice and the nuisance has not <br />been abated by the property owner, an administrative citation may be issued. <br /> <br />1. An administrative civil penalty shall be imposed per the City’s rates for each <br />violation. <br /> <br />D. Payment. Once such notice is given, the person responsible for the violation shall, within <br />14 days of the time of issuance of the notice, pay the full amount of the stated violation to <br />the City. Payment of the penalty shall be admission of the violation. <br /> <br />E. Appeals. Any disputes and appeals shall be heard during a conference or appeals hearing, <br />unless otherwise defined, and shall follow procedure set forth in this article.