[Added 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-07; amended [Amended 7-18-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]]
The City Manager is hereby authorized to institute an amnesty
program upon the following conditions:
A. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
AMNESTY and AMNESTY PROGRAM
The abatement and modification of the penalty provisions of Subsection
B of §
180-30 of this chapter for certain violations of Articles
II and
III of Chapter
180 of the Code of the City of Oneida in accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein.
B. Term. The amnesty period will commence on November 1, 2010, and terminate
as of the close of business on December 31, 2010.
C. Qualifications. All outstanding unpaid parking tickets issued by
the Oneida Police Department prior to September 30, 2010, shall qualify
for the amnesty program and may be paid at any time during the amnesty
period to obtain the penalty abatement.
D. Amnesty payment. The payment required in order to qualify for the
amnesty program shall be equal to the unpaid base amount of each outstanding
parking ticket as if the ticket had been paid within 72 hours of its
initial issuance.
E. Place of payment. All amnesty payments shall be made to the City
Chamberlain, 109 N. Main St., Oneida, New York, who is hereby authorized
to accept all amnesty payments. Payments must be received or postmarked
by December 31, 2010.
F. Penalties forgiven. Upon receipt of the amnesty payment, the Chamberlain
shall notify the Police Department and the City Court, which shall
then discharge the outstanding unpaid parking ticket(s) covered by
the amnesty payment without further penalties.
G. Condition. The amnesty program is conditioned upon the issuance of
an order of the Chief Judge of the Oneida City Court approving the
disposition of all parking tickets qualifying for the amnesty program
as provided herein.