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Ordinance No. 2239 Page 3 of 6 EXHIBIT A The following sections of the Pleasanton Municipal Code are amended as follows: 1.24.030 Administrative citation. A. Whenever an enforcement officer charged with the enforcement of any provision of this code determines that a violation of that provision has occurred, the enforcement officer shall have the authority to issue an administrative citation to any person responsible for the violation. B. Each administrative citation shall contain the following information: 1. The date of the violation; 2. The address or a definite description of the location where the violation occurred; 3. The section of this code violated and a description of the violation; 4. The amount of the fine for the code violation; 5. A description of the fine payment process, including a description of the time within which and the place to which the fine shall be paid; 6. An order prohibiting the continuation or repeated occurrence of the code violation described in the administrative citation; 7. A description of the administrative citation review process, including the time within which the administrative citation may be contested and the place from which a request for hearing form to contest the administrative citation may be obtained; and 8. The name and signature of the citing enforcement officer. In a situation where the enforcement officer was not able to personally witness the violation, the enforcement officer may allow a third party who personally witnessed the violation to sign the administrative citation. 1.24.090 Hearing procedure. A. No hearing to contest an administrative citation before a hearing officer shall be held unless the fine has been deposited in advance in accordance with Section 1.24.060 of this chapter or an advance deposit hardship waiver has been issued in accordance with Section 1.24.070 of this chapter. B. A hearing before the hearing officer shall be set for a date that is not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days from the date that the request for hearing is filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. C. At the hearing, the party contesting the administrative citation shall be given the opportunity to testify and to present evidence concerning the administrative citation. For those administrative citations signed by a third party who personally witnessed the violation, such third party must appear to testify and present evidence concerning the administrative citation. D. The failure of any recipient of an administrative citation to appear at the administrative citation hearing shall constitute a forfeiture of the fine and a failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The failure of any third party who signed the administrative citation to appear at the administrative citation hearing shall constitute a withdrawal of such third party's complaint about the violation, and the administrative citation shall be dismissed. E. The administrative citation and any additional report submitted by the enforcement officer shall constitute prima facie evidence of the respective facts contained in those documents. F. The hearing officer may continue the hearing and request additional information from the enforcement officer or the recipient of the administrative citation prior to issuing a written decision. 5.08.070 Appeal. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the collector with respect to the issuance or refusal to issue such license may appeal to the city's administrative hearing officer by filing a notice of appeal with the city clerk within 15 days after receipt of written notice from the collector. The city clerk shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing such appeal. The