The City of Auburn Code Enforcement Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To adopt rules and regulations to govern its operations and the conduct of its hearings consistent with this subchapter.
(B) To conduct hearings, to determine if there has been a violation of an ordinance over which it has jurisdiction..
(C) To subpoena violators, witnesses and evidence to its hearings. Subpoenas issued by the Code Enforcement Board may be served by any code enforcement officer.
(D) To take testimony under oath. The chairman shall have the authority to administer oaths for the purpose of taking testimony.
(E) To make findings of fact and issue orders necessary to remedy any violation of a city ordinance or code provision which the Board is authorized to enforce.
(F) To impose civil fines, as authorized, on any person found to have violated an ordinance over which the Board has jurisdiction.
(G) To act as the city’s Vacant Property Review Commission as authorized by KRS 99.710(5). Any and all actions, determinations, or recommendations of the Code Enforcement Board in regard to blighted or deteriorated properties shall conform to the definitions, processes, and procedures as specified under KRS 99.700 to 99.730.
(Ord. 2014-07, passed 12-8-14; Am. Ord. 2016-04, passed 11-14-16)