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371 <br /> <br /> SECTION 8: That section 16-56 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 16-56. Receiving, receipting and billing for cost to city. <br /> <br /> The city finance director shall receive the amount due on the <br />abatement cost and shall issue receipts at any time after the <br />confirmation of the report. The city finance director may bill the <br />owner of record directly at any time he shall desire. <br /> <br /> SECTION 9: That section 16-59 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 16-59. Same--Correction of error. <br /> <br /> (a) Any assessment erroneously made may be canceled or reduced <br />so as to correct any error, and the tax paid on account thereof, <br />not including any penalties or interest, may be refunded to the <br />person 'who paid the same, in accordance with the following <br />procedure: <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />A claim of error may be filed with the clerk of the <br />council at any time before the expiration of one year <br />following April 10th of the tax year in which such <br />assessment appears or would first appear on the tax bill <br />for the affected property. Such claim shall be in <br />writing, in such form and detail as shall be required by <br />the clerk of the council, and shall be verified; <br /> <br />(2) Any claim filed shall be forwarded to the city public <br /> works director for review and report to the city finance <br /> director. If the city public works director shall <br /> determine that such assessment was erroneously made, in <br /> whole or in part, the city finance director shall request <br /> the county board of supervisors to direct the county <br /> auditor-controller to correct the tax rolls as to the <br /> affected property by removing or reducing the erroneous <br /> assessment, and the direction of the city finance <br /> director shall be authority for the auditor-controller so <br /> to correct the tax rolls. If. such assessment shall have <br /> been paid, the part determined to be erroneously levied <br /> shall be refunded to the person who paid the same, by the <br /> city finance director. In lieu of proof otherwise, the <br /> city finance director may presume that the persons to <br /> whom the abatement cost was assessed were the persons who <br /> paid the same; <br /> <br />(3) Any claimant whose claim is not favorably acted upon in <br /> whole or in part within sixty (60) days after the filing <br /> of the same, or whose claim is denied, in whole or in <br /> part in writing, by the city finance director, may, <br /> <br /> <br />