Sonoma Municipal Code Art. IV Collection of Administrative Fines and Penalties

A. The city council shall establish a special revenue fund to be designated as the administrative hearing fund.

1. Revenue to the fund shall include, but is not limited to, assessments and personal obligations made pursuant to this chapter.

2. Transfers or expenditures from administrative hearing fund shall be budgeted for and approved by the city council. Reimbursements shall be budgeted for said funds to reimburse or defray the costs and expenses that may be incurred by the city in doing or causing to be done the necessary work involving one or more violations identified in an administrative notice and order or in an enforcement order.

B. When any work, including but not limited to repair, demolition, or abatement, is to be done pursuant to this chapter, the city manager, under his or her signing authority, shall cause the work to be accomplished by city personnel or by private contract, pursuant to SMC 1.08.010. Any amount in excess of the city manager’s signature authority shall be approved by the city council. Plans, specifications, and other work requirements necessary to accomplish the objectives of this chapter therefore may be prepared by or at the direction of the city manager, who may employ such labor or professional services on a contract basis as may be deemed reasonably necessary. (Ord. 03-2018 § 3 (Exh. C), 2018; Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005).

The city council may at any time transfer to the administrative hearing fund, out of any money in the general fund of the city, such sums as it may deem necessary in order to expedite an administrative notice and order or an enforcement order, and any sum so transferred shall be deemed a loan to the administrative hearing fund and shall be repaid out of the proceeds of the collections hereinafter provided for. All funds collected under the proceedings hereinafter provided for shall be paid to the city of Sonoma which shall credit the same to the administrative hearing fund. (Ord. 03-2018 § 3 (Exh. C), 2018; Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005).

If the responsible party does not comply with the administrative enforcement order and a public nuisance has been found to exist, the code enforcement officer may file with the county recorder a copy of the administrative enforcement order with which the responsible party has failed to comply. (Ord. 03-2018 § 3 (Exh. C), 2018; Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005).

All money recovered by payment of the fine shall be paid to the treasurer of this jurisdiction who shall credit the same to the administrative hearing fund. (Ord. 03-2018 § 3 (Exh. C), 2018; Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005. Formerly 1.30.300).

Repealed by Ord. 03-2018. (Ord. 03-2018 § 3 (Exh. C), 2018; Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005).

Repealed by Ord. 03-2018. (Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005).

Repealed by Ord. 03-2018. (Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005).

Repealed by Ord. 03-2018. (Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005).

Repealed by Ord. 03-2018. (Ord. 02-2005 § 3, 2005).