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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4822 - 07/10/2006 _ \ Document Number: 2007008903 Girt OP-'WATERLOO I Date: Oct 17,2006 4:30:00 pm Aud Fee: 0.00 Rec Fee: 10.00 P Trans Tax: 0.00 Rec Management Fee: 1.00 E-Com Fee: 1.00 Non-Standard Page Fee: 0.00 Z Filed for record in Black Hawk County,Iowa Patricia S.Sass,County Recorder This Ordinance prepared by Nancy Eckert, City Clerk, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. ORDINANCE NO. 4822 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2001 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 1-3-2, MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS, OF CHAPTER 3, GENERAL PENALTY, OF TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION; AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION 1-3-2, MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS, OF CHAPTER 3, GENERAL PENALTY, OF TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA: That Section 1-3-2, Municipal Infractions, of Chapter 3, General Penalty, of Title 1, Administration, of the 2001 Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby repealed in its entirety; that a new Section 1-3-2, Municipal Infractions, of Chapter 3, General Penalty, of Title 1, Administration, of the 2001 Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby enacted in lieu as follows : 1-3-2 : Municipal Infractions : A. Definitions : As used in this code, or with reference hereto, the following words and terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto: Municipal Infraction: The doing of any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, an offense or a misdemeanor, by this code or any ordinance or code hereby adopted by reference, or omission or failure to perform any act or duty requested by this code or any ordinance or code herein adopted by reference. A violation shall not be a municipal infraction if it is a felony, an aggravated misdemeanor or a serious misdemeanor under state law or if the violation is a simple misdemeanor under Iowa Code chapters 687 through 747 . A municipal infraction is punishable by civil penalty as provided herein. Officer: Any employee or official authorized to enforce the city code of the city of Waterloo. Repeat Offense : A recurring violation of the same section of the city code. B. Adoption of Iowa Code on Municipal Infractions : Iowa Code section 364 . 22, municipal infractions, is hereby adopted by reference, in its entirety. All amendments to Iowa Code section 364 . 22 shall automatically modify this section. C. Penalties : The civil penalty for a municipal infraction, other than environmental violations, shall be scheduled as follows: First offense $200 . 00 Second offense $500 . 00 Third and subsequent offenses $750 . 00 • Ordinance No. 4822 Page 2 D. Notice of Violation: Any act constituting a municipal infraction under this code may be initially charged upon simple notice of violation. The city may serve a notice of violation upon a party charged with an act constituting a municipal infraction either by delivering said notice personally or by certified mail to the party' s last known address . A person who admits the reported violation may remit payment of the penalty to the city and perform any other act required to be performed, and in such event the person charged shall not be further prosecuted by issuance of a municipal infraction citation and will not be assessed any costs or other expenses for such violation. The city shall retain all penalties thus collected. If the person charged denies the reported violation or fails to timely perform any act required to be performed by the notice of violation, a civil municipal infraction citation shall be served in the manner prescribed by the applicable provision (s) of this code . Nothing in this section imposes a duty on the city or any officer to initially charge any act or all acts constituting a municipal infraction upon simple notice of violation, and the officer charged with enforcement may initially issue a civil municipal infraction citation seeking a civil penalty with or without additional relief. INTRODUCED: July 10, 2006 PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION: July 10, 2006 PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: July 10, 2006 PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION: July 10, 2006 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 10th day of July, 2006, and approved by the Mayor on the 12th day of July, 2006. Tim Hurley, Mayor ATTEST: Nancy Eckel., CMC City Clerk CERTIFICATE I, Nancy Eckert, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 4822 as passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 10th day of July, 2006. Witness my hand and seal of office this 12th day of July, 2006.. #S�Ah Nancy Ecke , CMC City Cler i ,- - -