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12 month period, the Fire Marshal shall forward the notice of false alarm to the fire alarm user and a report thereof to the Finance Officer. The Finance Officer shall cause a notice containing the inlbrmation required in R-3.110-C above to be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the fire alarm user at the address where the fire alarm system is maintained as reflected in the official deed records of Lane County, Oregon. The costs to be imposed hereunder shall be established by the City Manager pursuant to EC Section 2.020, and shall be based on the responding department's personnel and equipment related expenses for the services involved. The notice shall advise the fire alarm user that the total cost, including penalty, will be assessed and become a lien against the real property 30 days from the date of the notice, unless prior thereto the Fire Marshal determines the false alarm notice is invalid or the fire alarm user pays the total amount due. if the total cost is paid within the 30 day period, the penalty of five percent will be waived by the City. The fire alarm user may appeal the imposition of costs by filing a written notice of appeal within the time and in the manner set forth in R-3.110-E-2, setting forth the facts and reasons why the costs should not be imposed. 2. If no determination is made by the Fire Marshal that the false alarm notice is invalid, and the statement of costs is not paid within 30 days from the date of the notice, or within 30 days fi'om the date of a determination on the appeal if an appeal is filed~ the Finance Officer shall enter the costs of responding to the false alarm, including the penalty, in the docket of City liens. Upon such entry, the amount shall constitute a lien upon the real property at which the false alarm occurred, shall be enforced in the same manner as liens for street improvements, and shall bear interest at the rate prescribed pursuant to Section 2.022 of the Eugene Code, 1971. Interest shall commence from the date of entry of the lien in the lien docket. For qualifying fire alarm users, the payment of the lien may be deferred, extended, or modified as provided in Sections 7.195 to 7.220 of the Eugene Code, 1971. An error in the name of the fire alarm user shall not void the lien, nor will a failure to receive the notice prescribed in Subsection 1 of this Section render the statement of costs void, and it shall remain a valid lien against the real property. R-3.110-E Review of Notices. 1. False Alarm Notice. A fire alarm user contesting the validity of a ~¢alse alarm notice may file a written request ibr review with the Fire Marshal within 15 days from the date the notice is issued. The fire alarm user shall bear the burden of proving the invalidity of the notice, and the request ~br review shall state with particularity the reason(s) the notice is invalid. The Fire Marshal's decision shall be based on the report of the incident and the written infbrmation provided by the fire alarm user. The Fire Marshal may require submission of additional information by the responding department and/or the property owner. The Fire Marshal may find the nolice invalid upon a determination that the false alarm was caused by: 1.1 Lightning, or other natural occurrences; beyond the control of the fire alarm user; or 1.2 A mechanical malfunction of the alarm system, and the fire alarm user provides Administrative Order- 3