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appeal does not preclude review of whether violations were corrected after issuance of the Notice of Assessment as set forth in subsection (5) below. 5. Appeal Hearing.The administrative hearing will be held before the hearing examiner.The hearing examiner shall issue a written decision sustaining the penalty assessment for each violation still outstanding and terminating the assessment for each corrected violation, with the penalty assessment for the corrected violations assessed and calculated to the termination date, which is defined as the date the correction occurred. The decision of the hearing examiner shall be final and conclusive unless appealed.Any judicial review of the hearing examiner's order shall be brought in superior court pursuant to Chapter 36.70C RCW. 6. Request for Review/Updated Notices of Assessment. If the responsible person believes that some or all of the violations upon which a Notice of Assessment was based have been corrected since the issuance of the Notice of Assessment, the responsible person shall provide written notice thereof to the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement Officer shall inspect the subject property and shall either (a) provide for termination of the Notice of Assessment as of the date of the inspection if all violations have been corrected or (b) provide an updated Notice of Assessment for all remaining uncorrected violations. Each updated Notice of Assessment may be appealed in the same manner as described in EMC 1.20.190(F)(2)-(5); provided however, that any such appeal shall be limited to only those penalties incurred since the issuance of the preceding Notice of Assessment. 1.20.200 Civil Penalties—Waivers. A. Civil penalties may be waived or reimbursed to the payer by the city under the following circumstances: 1. The notice and order or stop work order was issued in error;or 2. The civil penalties were assessed in error; or 3. As appropriate to resolve litigation; or 4. In accordance with policies created by the Code Enforcement Officer. B. The city shall state in writing the basis for a decision to waive penalties, and such statement shall become part of the public record unless privileged. 1.20.210 Collection of Civil Penalties, Fees,and Costs. A. Authority.The office of city attorney or the office of the city attorney's designee is authorized to take any appropriate legal action to collect monetary penalties and necessary and reasonable costs, including liens, personal obligations,assignment of claims to collection agencies, and other collection methods authorized by law. B. Personal Obligation. The monetary penalty, and any other fees or costs assess pursuant to this chapter, constitutes a personal obligation of the person to whom an enforcement order is directed. Any monetary penalty, fees and/or costs assessed must be paid to the city within 30