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Ord 2478 - Master Fee Schedule Update COUNCIL BILL NO. 2865 ORDINANCE NO. 2478 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2433 (THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE) TO MODIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE IN CASES WHERE NUISANCE ABATEMENT IS COMPLETED BY THE CITY; AMENDING ORDINANCE 1998 (THE CIVIL INFRACTION ORDINANCE) TO CLARIFY THE SECTION RELATED TO SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Ordinance 2433 (the Master Fee Schedule) contains a fee related to nuisance abatement; and WHEREAS, this fee was established some time ago should be revised; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 1998 (the Civil Infraction Ordinance) provides the procedural framework for the processing of nuisance abatement complaints; and WHEREAS, the section of the Civil Infraction Ordinance related to the service of documents should be clarified; and WHEREAS, these modifications to the Master Fee Schedule and the Civil Infraction Ordinance will assist in the implementation of effective nuisance abatement; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance 2433 (the Master Fee Schedule) is amended to modify the administrative fee related to nuisance abatement as follows: Nuisance Abatement - Pursuant to Section 21 of Ordinance 2338, the administrative fee in cases where nuisance abatement is completed by the City shall be 100 of the total of the actual costs incurred by the City in physically abating the nuisance. This fee shall be a minimum of $75 and shall not exceed $1000. This administrative fee is in addition to the costs of nuisance abatement, which can be secured by the City pursuant to the Nuisance Ordinance as a lien against the property for which the owner is responsible. Section 2. Section 2 (B) of Ordinance 1998 (the Civil Infraction Ordinance) is amended to read as follows: Page 2 - Council Bill No. 2865 Ordinance No. 2478 Summons - Service of the uniform citation and complaint may be made by personal service upon the responsible party or by any other method provided for in this section. Service may be made outside the City and outside the State of Oregon. Service of the uniform citation and complaint may be made in accordance with any method of service permitted in the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, including but not limited to service by mail under ORCP 7D(2)(d). Section 3. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety so that improved enforcement of the Nuisance Ordinance can occur, an emergency is declared to exist and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor. � / 2a / form: Approved as to or City Attorney Date App •ve• • Kathr n Fig': ` , M .' yor Passed by the Council 14611 Submitted to the Mayor /i y Approved by the Mayor / /S720/ / Filed in the Offi - • the Recor• - 4(27 ATTEST: , , ES. Est na Shearelp Recorder E ity of Woodbur , •regon Page 2 - Council Bill No. 2865 Ordinance No. 2478