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The Director shall implement the following procedures:

A. Director shall send notice to property owner by regular mail (plain envelope) and certified mail to the address listed on the county tax roll records.

1. Notice to be mailed at least 10 working days prior to hearing;

2. Notice to state time and place for hearing and specify that citizen will have opportunity to testify;

3. Notice to make reference to specific ordinance violation;

4. Notice to state work to be done;

5. Notice to state name of staff member citizen to contact for details;

6. Notice to state action Director is requesting city council to take in regard to property;

7. Notice to state Director’s estimated cost if the city performs the work; Director to note that estimate is not binding upon the city and merely provided for property owner’s information and convenience.

B. Council Hearing.

1. The city council shall receive report of Director and staff comments and receive testimony of property owner;

2. After discussion of testimony presented, the city council may either deny request of Director, or approve Director’s request and direct the city to undertake work if property owner has not complied in 10 working days/or has not made other specific arrangements that are approved by Director (such as consideration of weather, contractor availability) to complete the work after notice of city council decisions has been made.

C. A notice to the property owner of the city council decision shall be sent by regular mail (plain envelope) and certified mail. The notice shall contain the following information:

1. Result of hearing;

2. Requirements that action occur within 10 working days of date of notice;

3. Inform owner of opportunity to make arrangements with Director for prompt completion of work, taking into consideration weather or other work in progress. Director will evaluate the request in relation to these factors;

4. State name of staff member citizen may contact for details or to make other arrangements to the satisfaction of the Director;

5. Notice of property owner that if work is not performed, the city will contract to have work done and will add 25 percent administrative charge to costs; will charge interest at 12 percent annually; and, in addition, city council will levy assessment against property and file lien in the city lien docket with collection upon foreclosure or upon sale of property. (Ord. 4987, 2015).