Ordinances-1998-224

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO . 1998 - 224 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TIFFIN CITY ORDINANCES . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA: Section 1. Purpose : To enable the City of Tiffin with the legal remedies provided by Iowa Code Section 364 . 22 " Municipal Infractions" Iowa Code ( 1997) , and to provide improved means of law enforcement thereby. Section 2. Provisions : The provisions of Iowa Code Section 364 . 22 ( 1997) are hereby adopted by the City of Tiffin, Iowa, and are hereby made applicable to all city ordinances, now or hereafter adopted, to include a penalty provision that allows for imposition of a municipal infraction for each day of violation of the cause. This shall not be construed to prohibit the use of simple misdemeanor violations, but xit shall be construed as an additional remedy along side the imposition of the simple misdemeanor. The its city may, at sole discretion, elect which to remedy pursue, but the city may not pursue both remedies for a single violation. Unless otherwise altered by amendment to the Iowa Code Section 364 . 22, all municipal infractions for each day of violation shall constitute a civil offense punishable by a civil penalty of not more than $ 200 for, each violation, or if it is a repeat offense, civil penalty not to exceed $ 750 for each repeat offense. Section 3. ' Authorized Officers : The following officers are hereby authorized by the City of Tiffin to file municipal infractions when on good faith belief they have determined that a violation has occurred: Mayor, City Clerk, City Engineer, City Planner, and Director of Public Works . Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.