(A) General.
(1) Procedure. When any work of repair or demolition is to be done pursuant to § 155.07(A)(3)(c) of this code, the Building Official shall issue his or her order therefore to the Director of the City Public Works Department or such other authorized city person as the City Council shall from time to time designate and the work shall be accomplished by city personnel or private contract under the direction of said Director. Plans and specifications therefore may be prepared by said Director, or he or she may employ such architectural and engineering assistance on a contract basis as he or she may deem reasonably necessary.
(2) Costs. The cost of such work shall be paid from an appropriate City Fund, and may be made a special assessment against the property involved, and may also be made a personal obligation of the property owner, whichever the City Council shall determine is appropriate.
(B) Repair and demolition fund.
(1) General. The City Council shall establish a special fund to be designated as the Repair and Demolition Fund. Payments shall be made out of said fund upon the demand of the City Administrator to defray the costs and expenses which may be incurred by the city in doing or causing to be done the necessary work of repair or demolition of dangerous buildings.
(2) Maintenance of fund. The City Council may at any time transfer to the Repair and Demolition Fund, out of any money in the General Fund of the city, such sums as it may deem necessary in order to expedite the performance of the work of repair or demolition, and any sum so transferred shall be deemed a loan to the Repair and Demolition Fund and shall be repaid out of the proceeds of the collections hereinafter provided for. All funds collected under the proceedings hereinafter provided for, shall be paid to the City Treasurer, who shall credit the same to the Repair and Demolition Fund.
(Ord. 295, passed 2-4-08)