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January 27, 2003 Page 26 7. Interfere with or in any manner hinder any County employee or Park employee, the County, the State, or any of their appointed agents in the performance of his duties. Section 50-13. Enforcement. 1. Violators of this Ordinance are punishable by immediate suspension from all Parks for not more than thirty days for the first offense. Thereafter, suspension may be for such time deemed approximate from time to time by the Board of Commissioners. The Department Director and his designee (including without limitation, Park officials and County enforcement authorities) are empowered to invoke and enforce this suspension. 2. Park personnel authorized by the Board of Commissioners and County law enforcement authorities shall have the duty and responsibility to enforce this Ordinance and shall be empowered to issue citations for violations as set forth herein when in their judgment, any provisions have been violated. 3. In addition to any other State fines and penalties applicable to such citation, each person receiving an Ordinance citation must, within 15 Business Days of its issuance, pay, as a penalty and in full satisfaction of such violation, the sum or sums set forth herein as such fines may be revised from time to time by the Board of Commissioners and incorporated herein. Failure of such person to render payment of said amount within the time frame specified herein may render such person subject to punishment for a misdemeanor under the State General Statutes. Section 50-14. Ordinance Violations and Fines. 1. Parking and speeding violations with corresponding fines are listed on the attached Schedule 1, which is incorporated as if more fully set forth herein. Schedule 1 may be amended from time to time. 2. Violations of Section 50-5 of this Ordinance, subsections 2, 3, and 4 are also punishable by the appropriate penalties and/or laws governing inland waters as set forth by the State Wildlife Resources Commission ("Wildlife Commission"). Any and all enforcement officers of the Wildlife Commission have full authority to enforce such regulations. 3. Violations of all other Ordinance sections may also constitute a misdemeanor pursuant to the applicable State General Statutes and may be punishable by additional fines or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both. Section 50-15. Other Relief Available. This Ordinance may be enforced by an appropriate remedy as authorized by the General Statutes of North Carolina. All enforcement remedies herein are cumulative. Section 50-16. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Ordinance, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. Section 50-17. Effective Date. This Ordinance supercedes and amends in its entirety Chapter 50-1 through 50-14 of the Code of Ordinances, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, previously adopted on or about June 17th, 1991. Section 50-18. The Board of Commissioners, in its discretion, may amend this Ordinance in writing from time to time. Adopted this the 27tn day of January, 2003. Attest: /s/ Frankie F. Bonds Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk /s/ Robert M. Freeman Robert M. Freeman, Chairman of Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners (E-19) Amended Parks Ordinance Violations and Fines The proposed Parks Ordinance Violations and Fines were as follows: Parking in Handicapped Area - $250.00; Speeding and/or Reckless Driving - $100.00; Parking on Grass $50.00; Parking on Road Shoulder - $50.00; Parking in Fire Lane - $100.00; and Other Parking Violations - $50.00. Commissioner Carpenter suggested that the propose~ fines be reduced by 50 percent if paid within fourteen (14) days of the original citation and that the fine for parking in a fire lane be increased to $250.00.