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ORDINANCE NO. 06-10 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSES AND ISSUANCE OF PENALTIES RELATED TO THESE OFFENSES CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES COUNTY OF CROW WING STATE OF MINNESOTA The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: Purpose. Administrative offense procedures established pursuant to this Section are intended to provide the public and the City of Pequot Lakes with an informal, cost effective, and expeditious alternative to traditional criminal charges for violations of certain City Ordinance provisions. The procedures are intended to be voluntary on the part of those who have been charged with administrative offenses. At any time prior to payment of the administrative penalty as is provided for thereafter, the individual may withdraw from participation in the procedures, in which event the City may bring criminal charges in accordance with law, Likewise, the City of Pequot Lakes in its discretion may choose not to initiate an administrative offense and may bring criminal charges in the first instance. In the event a party participates in the administrative offense procedures but does not pay the monetary penalty which may be imposed, the City of Pequot Lakes will seek to collect the costs of the administrative offense procedures as part of a subsequent criminal sentence in the event the party is charged and is adjudicated guilty of the criminal violation. Section 1. DEFINITIONS. Except as may otherwise be provided or clearly implied by context, all terms shall be given their commonly accepted definitions. For purposes of this Ordinance the following words and terms when used herein shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. A. Administrative Offense. An administrative offense is a violation of a provision of the City Ordinance(s) and is subject to the administrative penalties set forth in the schedule of offenses and penalties referred to in Section 8, entitled"Offenses and Penalties", hereafter. B. Independent Council. A City Council appointed board, assigned the authority to serve as Hearing Officer regarding administrative offenses. The Council shall consist of three (3) members selected from surrounding communities that are not residents of the City of Pequot Lakes. Board members shall serve for a term of two (2) years. Section 2. NOTICE. Any Officer of the City of Pequot Lakes Police Department or any other person employed by the City, authorized in writing by the City Council, and having authority to enforce this Ordinance, shall upon determining that there has been a violation, notify the violator, or in the case of a vehicular violation, attach to the vehicle, a notice of violation. Said notice shall set forth the nature, date and time of the violation, the name of the official issuing the notice, and the amount of the scheduled penalty.