The ordinances of the city shall be enforced by the officers and authorized representatives of the city charged with the responsibility of administering, implementing and ensuring compliance with the provisions of those ordinances. Amongst these, but not limited to, are the following designated enforcement officers of the city who are authorized to enforce compliance with and issue citations for violations of city ordinances, codified or non-codified, at the direction of and under the authorization of the city manager:
A. 
City manager;
B. 
Building official;
C. 
Community development director;
D. 
Code enforcement officers;
E. 
Assistant to the city manager;
F. 
Such others as the city manager shall appoint and authorize from time to time.
The authorization granted herein shall not supersede or in any way affect the authority and responsibility granted to others pursuant to contracts with the city, and shall specifically not affect or supersede the authority granted for the provision of police, fire, or certain nuisance abatement services.
(Ord. 62 § 1, 1990)
The filing of matters in small claims court on behalf of the city shall be the duty of the following designated officers and designated representatives of the city:
A. 
City manager;
B. 
Assistant city manager;
C. 
Such others as the city manager shall appoint and authorize from time to time.
(Ord. 75 § 1, 1991)
A. 
Pursuant to Section 6151.5 of the California Government Code whenever payment for public services in the form of taxes, permits, fee, fines or any other obligation owing to the city is payable by a negotiable instrument, it may be paid by check, draft or money order payable to the office, agency or board to whom the obligation is owing.
B. 
Pursuant to Section 6157 of the California Government Code, if any personal check offered for payment of any obligation as authorized in the foregoing subsection A of this section is returned without payment, for any reason, a reasonable charge may be imposed for the returned check and cannot exceed the actual cost incurred by the city. The charge may be added to and become part of any underlying obligation other than an obligation which constitutes a lien on real property, and a different method of payment for that payment and future payments by such person may be prescribed.
(Ord. 44 § 1, 1990; Ord. 157 § 6, 1996)