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� 1. Administrative Offense. An administrative offense is a violation of a provision of the City Code/Ordinance(s) and is subject to the administrative penalties set forth in the schedule of offenses and penalties referred.to in this Chapter, entitled"Offenses and Penalties",hereafter. Section 7-1.3. ADIVIINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT. 1. Orders to Correct;Administrative Citations. Any Officer of the City of Pequot Lakes Police Department, the City Administrator or his or her designee may,upon reasonable belief 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 order that the violation be corrected and code compliance achieved within a reasonable time not to exceed 30 days. If compliance is not achieved within the time specified in the order to correct, or if the violation subject to the order occurs at a property at which a violation of the City Code was found to occur under this Article at any time in the preceding three months,the official is authorized to issue an administrative citation stating the date,time, and nature of the ofFense,the name of the official issuing the citation, the amount of the scheduled administrative penalty, and the manner for paying the fine or appealing the citation by requesting an administrative conference. The citation shall be presented in person or by mail to the person responsible for the violation. �' 2. Administrative Penalty. A person responsible violating the City Code may be subject to an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed the amount of the ma�cimum fine allowed if each ordinance violation had been prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Section 7-1.4. PAYMENT; REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE. 1. The person responsible for the violation may either pay the scheduled civil fine to the City, request a conference with the official who issued the administrative citation within ten(10) calendar days after issuance of the administrative citation, or provide notice of withdrawal from the procedures outlined in this Article, in which case the violator may be immediately subject to criminal prosecution or civil legal action. The administrative conference, if requested, shall be with the City Administrator or his or her designee who has reviewed the underlying facts of the violation, the history of prior violations, the impact of the violation on adjoining properties, and any information provided by the person responsible for the violation. Based upon those facts,the official will determine if any settlement options may, consistent with the public health,welfare and safety,be offered to the person responsible for the violation as an alternative to the payment of the entire amount of the fine. This conference shall take place within 20 calendar days of the City's receiving the request. If a settlement cannot be reached at the � administrative conference, the person responsible for the violation may, at the conclusion of the conference, either pay the fine or appeal the same to an