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`ref® °mats'®n At: t C t t of Everet Cock Vi®ll tiions Hearings If you receive a violation citation fm the City's of Everett's Code Enforcement unit,you should know the following information. Persons tohom violation citations are issued are called"respondents." The issuance of a violation citation (VC) results in hearing in front of the City.'s Violations Hearing Examiner. The date,time, and place of the hearing are included in the VC. Respondents are expected to attend this hearing. If a respondent is not a repeat violator1 and has completed the corrective action described in the VC,he/she is eligible to enter into a stipulated agreed order with the city. An agreed order means that the City agrees not to take further action against the respondent for the violations described in the VC as long as there are no further same/sirriilar code violations for two years. An eligible respondent who enters into an agreed order with the City is no longer required to appear at the hearing. Contact the Code Enforcement Officer who signed the VC to schedule an Inspection of your property if you wish to apply for an agreed order. At code violation hearings,Code Enforcement Staff will present evidence to the Hearing Examiner,including photographs depicting the violation(s),the VC,other notices,information about the property,and a proposed order asking for a specific outcome. The hearing is your opportunity to present evidence In response to the VC, including evidence that seeks to show that some or all of the violations did not occur,that the violations have already been corrected,or any other information you think is relevant. You may bring witnesses,photographs, . and documents to the hearing to help you make your case. You may present comments in writing and verbally. You may bring an attorney but you are not required to be represented. Following the hearing,the Hearing Examiner will issue an Order determining whether or not the violations occurred,even if you do not attend the hearing.The Hearing Examiner's Order typically: A. Determines whether the violations alleged in this citation did occur; R. Requires that the violations be corrected by a specific date; C. Imposes a monetary penalty in accordance with Chapter 1.20 EMC(typically$500 per violation); and D. Authorizes the City to enter the property,correct the violations,and to assess the costs of the . corrections,as permitted by law. • if you would like to see a copy of the City's exhibits before the hearing,contact the assigned Code Enforcement Officer at least two business days before the hearing to make the request. A copy of the proposed order can be picked up the day before the hearing at the Police Department Records Unit counter located on the first floor at 3002 Wetmore Avenue. 'Take the case number'with you when you go to pick them up. The proposed order contains"default" language that will be removed if you attend the hearing. At the hearing, you should call the hearing officer by his or her title,e.g.,"Examiner Rice". For more information,go to www.everettwa.org,Government/Code Enforcement/Violations Hearing Examiner . • to view the Violations Hearing Examiner Rules of Procedure and learn the Violation Hearing Process. • You should know that violation of•a hearing examiner order is a criminal offense,whether or not you attend the hearing. 1 EMC 1.20.010(E)Repeat Violator:"Repeat violator"means any person,firm,corporation,association,or agent thereof who has had any order issued•pursuantto the provisions in this chapter,including any order issued subsequent to a hearing,arty stipulated order and any default order,and within twenty-four months of the issuance of such order commits or allows to be committed a new and separate • violation of a same or similar chapter of the Everett Municipal Code that Is enforceable under this chapter,regardless of location.