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<br />property; <br /> <br />(4) A statement describing the violation and the work necessary to correct <br />the violation; <br /> <br />(5) A statement advising the owner that if the work is not completed within <br />seven (7) days, the City will perform the work and assess the cost of the work <br />to the owner, including as a minimum the City's administrative fee as <br />provided in section 17-27(b) of this article; <br /> <br />(6) A statement that, if the City performs the work and the owner fails to pay <br />the cost, a priority lien may be placed on the property; <br /> <br />(7) A statement that the owner may, within five (5) days of the date of the <br />notice of a violation, submit a written request to the appropriate person <br />named in the notice for an informal hearing before the city manager or his <br />designee to contest whether the violation exists; and <br /> <br />(8) A statement that the City may, at any time, file a criminal misdemeanor <br />complaint in municipal court with a maximum fine of two thousand dollars <br />($2,000.00) for each day the violation exists, in addition to or in lieu of any <br />other remedy provided by law. <br /> <br />(9) A statement that, if the owner commits another violation of the same kind <br />or nature that poses a danger to the public health and safety on or before the <br />first anniversary of the date of the notice, the City, without further notice, <br />may correct the violation at the owner's expense and assess the expense <br />against the property. <br /> <br />(d) Informal hearing. If a written request is received according to subsection (c )(7) <br />of this section, an informal hearing shall be held before the city manager or his <br />designee. Unless the owner requests and is granted an immediate hearing and waives <br />the right to notice, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be sent to the <br />owner by certified mail. At the hearing, the city manager or his designee may <br />consider all facts relating to the existence of a violation. After the hearing, the city <br />manager or his designee may determine that a violation requiring abatement does or <br />does not exist." <br /> <br />Section 3. That Section 17-27(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, <br />Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows: <br /> <br />"Sec. 17-27. Performance of work by City. <br /> <br />(a) City may perform work. If such person fails or refuses to comply with the <br />provisions of this article within seven (7) days after the date of notification as <br />