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(A) Special Masters need not be residents of the City but shall possess outstanding reputations for civic pride, interest, integrity, responsibility and business or professional ability. (B) Appointments shall be made for a term of one (1) year. Special Masters may be re- appointed or removed, without cause, at the discretion of the Manager, subject to ratification by the Commission. A ointments to fill an vacanc shall be for the remainder of the unex ired term. (C) Special Masters shall not be City employees and shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed $250 per hearing date, which fee shall include case preparation, execution of fmal orders, attendance at all hearings including appeals, if necessary. (D) If a Special Master is removed from a case in the event of a conflict of interest, the case may be assigned to another Special Master. (E) If requested by the Special Master, the City Attorney shall serve as counsel to the Special Master. If an appeal is taken, the City Attorney shall represent the City at such proceeding, provided however, if the City Attorney has represented the Special Master at the earlier proceeding, s/he may not represent the City in that instance. Special counsel shall be appointed for that representation. Section 3. Section 6 of the original ordinance as amended entitled "Enforcement Procedures" is amended as follows: (A) based upon personal investigation, the officer has reason to believe that the Violator has committed a civil infraction in violation of a duly enacted Ordinancel aae This determination shall be based on consideration of fairness; practicality; ease of correction, ability to correct; severity of violation; nature, extent, and probability of danger or damage to the public; degree of nuisance to neighbors and neighborhood; and other relevant factors relating to the reasonableness of the time period prescribed. 098-21 Code Enf. Amendment 3