Ordinance No. 86-41 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 AND chapter 7, OF THE CIVIL INFRACTIONS
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, on April 14, 1986, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 86-20,
adopting ;.he Citioil -infractions Ordinance,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Civil Infractions Ordinance so
as to remove from the code enforcement officer(s) the discretion to reduce the
amount of civil penalty, that authority to reside solely with the code
hearings officer; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish Une aiiiou�it of the z;zcurity
deposit for a hearing under the Civil Infractions Ordinance at $50.00;
THE CITY OF TI;ARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Secton 5D(2)(b)(iv) shall be amended to read as follows:
Language to be added is shown in [brackets] and language to be
deleted is underlined.
(v) The date, time and place at which the hearing on the
infraction is to take place, an explanation of the
respondent's obligation to appear at the hearing, and
[that] amount of the security fees required for the
hearing; [is $50.00, subject to waiver a provided
5E(3)(b);]
Section 2: Section 50(2)(c)(iii) is amended to read as follows:
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the alleged infraction and requests a hearing on the
date indicated on the front of the summons, the security
lees appropriate for the charge [in the amount of
$50.00] must accompany the denial i, [subject to_waiver
as provided` in 5E(3)(b),]
Section 3: Section 5D(2)(b)(iii) is amended to read as follows:
(iii) The infraction with which the respondent is charged, the
class of the infraction and the maximum civil penalty
for the infraction. The code enforcement officer is
authorized to reduce the amount of the penalty when paid
by the respondent pursuant to Section 5D(2)(c)(iv).
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Section A: Section 5D(2)(c)(iv) is amended to read as follows:
(iv) A notice that, if the respondent admits having commited
the alleged infraction as charged, cash, a check or a
® money order in the amount shown on the front of the
summons must accompany the admission]."' except that
further notifiad of the code
the resporaent_ will .:`e� __ __
enforcement officer's authority to reduce the penalty
pursuant to Section 50(2)(b'(iii).
Section 5: Section 5E(2)(a) is amended to read as follows:
®` (a) If the respondent admi.ts the intr,iction, the resPondent
may complete the appropriate answer on the back of each
summons and forward the summons to the civil infraction
hearings officer. Lash, a check or a money order in the
amount of the civil penalty for the infraction, as shown
on the front of the summons, shall be submitted with the
answer[.] unless the respondent and code enforcement
officer reach agreement on a penalty reduction pursuant
to Sections 5D(2)(b)(iii) and 5D(2)(c)(iv). An
appropriate order shall be entered in the records of the
civil infraction hearings offices indicating the receiwt
of the civil penalty.
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PASSED: By (,(Y)c� n,1177�u.c vote of all Council members present
after being read by number and title only, this - day
of 1986.
- Doreen R. Wilson, Acting City Recorder
APPROVED: This day of 1986.
n E. Cook. Flayor
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