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ORDINANCE NS-2282 recovery of the expense of abatement, in any case where abatement by the responsible party or parties is prompt and complete. (b) With regard to any premises as to which a notice to abate has been given pursuant to sections 17-103 and 17-104, the director and the city attorney shall keep an accounting of the expense of abatement incurred by the planning and building agency and the city attorney's office in implementing this article. Such expenses shall begin to accrue at the time the enforcement officer first expends time in determining that the conditions constituting the nuisance exist on the premises and shall continue until abatement of the nuisance is completed. The expense of abatement shall be assessed at the conclusion of the abatement; provided, however, in the case of an abatement which takes more than six months, the expense of abatement may be assessed at any time after six months, but in no event more than two times a year. The director shall maintain a report detailing the expense of abatement for each assessment. The director is authorized to invoice the responsible party or parties for the expense of abatement. Sec. 17-108. Hearing on expense of abatement. (a) Any responsible party or parties to whom an invoice for the expense of abatement has been sent pursuant to section 17-107 may request a hearing on the expense of abatement and the invoice shall include a statement that the responsible party or parties may request such a hearing. Any such request shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered to the director within fourteen (14) days of the date of the notice. In the absence of any request for hearing, the amount of the expense of abatement as set forth in the invoice shall be conclusive as to the time period covered by the invoice. Upon receipt of such request, the director shall arrange for a hearing officer to hear and determine the matter and shall set the date, time and place for the hearing, which shall not be less than ten (10) nor more than forty-five (45) days after the director's receipt of the request for the hearing. The hearing officer may continue a hearing at his or her discretion for good cause. (b) At the hearing the responsible party or parties shall be entitled to present evidence to the hearing officer that the assessment of the expense of abatement is incorrect. The hearing officer shall hear and pass upon the report of the director together with any objections or protests raised by any responsible party or parties. Upon conclusion of the hearing, or within a reasonable time thereafter, the hearing officer shall confirm the report of the director and the amount of the expense of abatement or make such revision, correction or modification to the report of the director and the assessment of the expense of abatement as he or she may deem just. The right to a hearing herein provided shall be the final city administrative remedy on the issue of the amount of the expense of abatement, and the conclusions of the