§ 26-82. Parking citations issued for rental vehicles.

(a)

The parking official shall cause notice to be provided by mail or electronic transmission to the registered owner of a rental vehicle that is the subject of a parking citation, provided that the registered owner has supplied information required by procedures adopted by the director in connection with this subsection. The notice shall be provided within 20 days after the issuance of the parking citation.

(b)

If a parking citation is issued for a violation committed by the operator of a rental vehicle and the lessee or other person parking the vehicle fails to make an appearance on the parking citation within 30 days following the date of its issuance, then the lessor shall, within 30 days following the date of mailing of a written default notice from the parking official, pay the applicable fine for the citation including all applicable fees and costs on behalf of the lessee. Any default notice authorized to be mailed under this section may be deposited in the United States mail addressed as shown on the state vehicle registration records for the rental vehicle lessor or addressed to any other address used by the lessor for its rental vehicle business operations within the city.

(c)

Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude rental vehicle lessors from obtaining a pledge of financial security from lessees or otherwise securing payment for or recovering the cost from the lessees on any parking citations that are paid on behalf of lessees hereunder.

(d)

The parking official shall, from time to time, provide reports regarding collection activities under this section to the mayor and city council. Upon report that any lessor has failed to timely comply with any obligation under this section, the mayor may cause a hearing regarding the matter to be scheduled before the city council at one of its regular meetings or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The lessor shall be entitled to at least 20 days' prior written notice of the hearing and shall be provided a list of the parking citations for which the lessor is alleged to have failed to timely comply with any provision of this section. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with procedural rules developed and promulgated by the mayor, which shall be consistent with principles of due process. If, following the hearing, the city council finds the lessor to have violated this section, then the city council may, unless otherwise prohibited by law, terminate any city license, permit, franchise, lease, concession, occupancy agreement, or other regulatory or contractual authorization or agreement by or through which the lessor or any other entity affiliated with the lessor conducts any business activities upon any premises owned or controlled by the city or upon the streets of the city. If the city council finds that the violation was not intentional and that the lessor has taken effective measures to prevent a recurrence, then it may issue a warning or suspension in lieu of a termination. The remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other action that is authorized in this Code or otherwise by law and shall not be deemed to preclude the taking of any other remedial action by the city.

(Ord. No. 07-464, § 7(Exh. B), 4-11-07; Ord. No. 2011-1175, § 4, 12-14-2011)