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§ 2-9.67 Removal of Illegal Signs. The City Manager or his authorized agents, shall remove any sign found posted within the corporate limits of the City which is in violation of Section 2-9.63, 2-9.64, 2-9.65 and 2-9.66. § 2-9.68 Authority of City Manager. For the purposes of removing illegal signs, the City Manager or his authorized agents, are empowered to enter upon the property where the signs are posted, and the City Manager is further authorized to enlist the aid or assistance of any other department of the City and to secure legal process to the end that all such signs shall be expeditiously removed from any property where posted. § 6-9.69 Removal Procedure. When the City Manager or his agent finds that a sign has been posted in violation of Section 2-9.63, 2-9.64, 2-9.65, and 2-9.66, he shall attempt to contact the candi- date, committee or person responsible for the posting of such sign. If successful, he shall indicate the nature of the violation and the location of the sign. If, after such notification, the illegal sign remains in violation, the City Manager or his agents shall remove said sign and store it in a safe location. If after reason- able diligence, the City Manager is unable to contact the candidate committee or person responsible for the sign, he may dispense with the notice requirement and remove the sign, storing it in a safe location. Any sign posted six (6) days after the election or event shall be deemed abandoned and the City Manager may dispense with notice requirements. § 2-9.70 Storage - Notice - Return. If the City Manager or his agents remove any sign, he shall keep a record of the location from which the sign was removed. He shall store the sign in a safe location for at least twenty (20) days, and shall notify the candidate, committee, or person responsible for the posting of the sign, indicating the fact of removal and the location where it may be retrieved. If the City Manager is unable to make telephone contact, he shall provide written notice, if the address of the candidate, committee, or person is known or can reasonably be ascertained. The City Manager shall return any political campaign sign upon the payment of a fee to cover the costs of removal, notice and storage. 2-9.71 Removal of Sign Charge. The City shall be entitled to receive a fee for every sign removed by the City Manager, to cover the expense of removal, notice and storage not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) per sign. Where unusual effort is needed to remove a sign, such as the cutting or removal of supporting structures, use of aerial devices, towing of "trailer signs," or other unusual situations, the City shall collect from the person responsible a sum sufficient to cover the costs of equipment and hourly wages of employees so utilized. Where no return of the stored sign is requested, City Manager shall bill the person responsible for the sign. III