§ 8.28.210. Administrative hearing on proposed special assessment.

The notice of the City's intention to impose a special assessment provided under section 8.28.190 shall establish a time and place for an administrative hearing to allow the customer(s) and/or owner(s) an opportunity to protest the imposition of the special assessment. The Finance Officer shall cause notice of this hearing to be mailed to the premises and each person to whom such described property is assessed in the most recent property ownership records provided to the City by the County Assessor on the date that the Finance Officer causes notice to be mailed. Notice of this hearing may be combined with notice of the hearing before the City Council as provided herein under Section 8.28.220.

At the administrative hearing, the Finance Officer will hear any protests regarding the proposed imposition of the special assessment. The Finance Officer and the MM&O collector shall investigate the protest as may be required and report their findings to the owner prior to the hearing before the City Council provided herein The Finance Officer may require the MM&O collector to reinstate service and/or may waive the administrative costs in those cases where he or she has found that the delinquent charges that led to the termination of services were made improperly or where he or she has found that the owner was improperly notified of the delinquent charges.

(Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)