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� independent hearing officer pursuant to Section 7-1.5. A request for an administrative conference must be made to the official who issued the administrative citation by mail or telephone. Only the City Administrator or Zoning Specialist has authority to dismiss the citation and/or waive the scheduled administrative penalty during the administrative conference. 2. The person responsible for the violation may not proceed to a hearing on the administrative penalty pursuant to Sec. 7-1.5 without first having tixnely requested an administrative conference with the official who issued the administrative citation. Section 7-1.5. HEARING Upon conclusion of an administrative conference under Sec. 7-1.4,the official who conducted the administrative conference for the City shall prepare a summary of the conference and shall state the decision reached. Such summary and sta.tement shall be provided to the person responsible for the violation and shall become a part of the public record. Any person aggrieved by the result of the administrative conference pursuant to fi�Section 7-1.4 may,within ten(10) days of the time of issuance of the notice,request a hearing to determine if a violation has occurred and review the result of the administrative conference . At such a hearing the appellant shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show cause why such notice or order should be modified, extended, or withdrawn. The hearing officer shall hear any evidence provided by the � person responsible for the violation and City staff,respectively, and shall issue a decision in writing to sustain,modify, or withdraw the order or citation. In modifying or withdrawing any order or citation,the hearing officer shall consider whether the conduct ar conditions documented by City staff constituted a violation of the City Code and whether City sta.ff complied with all procedural requirements of this Article. The hearing officer shall have authority to dismiss the violation or reduce or waive the penalty. If the violation is sustained by the hearing officer, the violator shall pay the penalty imposed within ten(10)days. Section 7-1.6. HEARING OFFICER The City Council shall be the hearing officer. Section 7-1.7. FAILURE TO PAY In the event a party charged with an administrative offense fails to pay the penalty, a misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor charge or civil legal action may be brought against the alleged violator in accordance with applicable statutes. If the penalty is paid or if an individual is found not to have committed the administrative ofFense by the hearing officer,no such charge may be brought by the City of Pequot Lakes for the same violation. Section 7-1.8. DISPOSITION OF PENALTIES � All penalties collected pursuant to this Section sha11 be paid to the City of Pequot Lakes, deposited in the City's General Fund.