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(Ord. No. 121 3rd series, § 1, 12-9-2013) 274 Sec. 66-253. - Payment. 275 Once notice of an administrative violation is given, the person responsible for the violation shall, 276 within 14 calendar days of issuance of the notice, pay the stated violation penalty to the City. At 277 any time before the payment of the administrative penalty is due, the person who has been given 278 notice of an alleged violation may request to appear before the city council to contest the request 279 for payment of the penalty. After a hearing before the council, the council may determine to 280 withdraw the request for payment or to renew the request for payment. Because the payment of 281 the administrative penalty is voluntary, there shall be no appeal from the decision of the council. 282 (Ord. No. 121 3rd series, § 1, 12-9-2013) 283 Sec. 66-254. - Failure to pay. 284 If a violator fails to pay the penalty imposed by this administrative citation, or if the violator 285 wishes to contest the citation,or the situation that created the violation remains uncorrected, then 286 the matter shall be processed as an article violation or criminal offense through the Hennepin 287 County District Court System the City may issue a petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor citation 288 for the violation of the ordinance. A person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be 289 guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, imprisonment for a 290 term not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof; provided, however, that if the violation 291 is declared to be a petty misdemeanor, the penalty shall be a fine not to exceed $300.00. 292 Additionally, a person convicted of a violation of this article shall pay the costs of prosecution. 293 The city, in its discretion, may bring criminal charges in the first instance, rather than requesting 294 the payment of an administrative penalty, even if a penalty for the particular violation has been 295 established by Council resolution. If the administrative penalty is paid, or if any requested 296 correction of the situation resulting in the violation is completed, no criminal charges shall be 297 initiated by the city for the alleged violation. 298 (Ord. No. 57 3rd series, § 3, 4-27-2009) 299 SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication. 300 301 ADOPTED this day of , 2020, by the City Council of the City of 302 Orono. 303 304 CITY OF ORONO 305 306 BY: 307 Dennis Walsh, Mayor 308 309