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11 <br /> immediately abate the violation itself or as otherwise provided herein.Notwithstanding <br /> the exercise of emergency authority,the city is entitled to collect its cost of abatement, <br /> assess penalties and take all actions provided in this chapter. <br /> Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Monetary Penalties . • . . • :• • . . • . <br /> A. Joint and several liability. More than one person, firm,corporation,association or <br /> agent therefor may be found responsible for a single violation. The violations hearing <br /> examiner may impose a monetary penatly for each violation as a joint and several <br /> penalty,or individually. <br /> B. Minimum penalties. The monetary penalty for each initial violation shall not exceed <br /> five hundred dollars individual or five hundred dollars joint and severally,unless the <br /> violator is a repeat violator as defined in this section,in which case the monetary penalty <br /> for each repeat violation shall not be less than five hundred dollars nor exceed one <br /> thousand dollars. The violations hearing,examiner,in addition to penalties for each <br /> repeat violation,may impose a fine against the repeat violator in an amount not to exceed <br /> five hundred dollars. <br /> C. Duty to correct/abate notwithstanding imposition of penalties. Payment of a <br /> monetary penalty pursuant to this chapter does not relieve the person to whom the <br /> violation citation was issued of the duty to correct the violation or preclude the city from <br /> taking action to abate the situation as provided herein. <br /> D. Payment of penalties—collections,assessment liens. The monetary penalty <br /> constitutes an obligation of the person(s)to whom the violation citation is issued.Any <br /> monetary penalty assessed must be paid to the city within fifteen calendar days of the <br /> effective date of the violations hearing examiner's order.The city is authorized to take <br /> action to collect the monetary penalty,including filing civil actions or turning the matter <br /> over to collection,in which case costs incurred by the city as a result of the collection <br /> process will be assessed in addition to the monetary penalty.In addition,the city can also <br /> incorporate any outstanding penalty into an assessment lien when the city incurs costs in <br /> abating the violation. <br /> ••: •.:.••- :.•: :••• : : -• '• hapten for a violation citations but-will-not <br /> chapter. <br /> 12 <br /> 113 <br />