1905.25 APPEALS BOARD.

           (a)    There is hereby created a Nuisance Appeals Board of seven (7) members to conduct hearings authorized by the Housing and Non-Residential Property Maintenance Codes. Four (4) members of the Nuisance Appeals Board in attendance at any meeting shall constitute a quorum.

   (b)   Such Nuisance Appeals Board shall:

      (1)    Consist of: the Executive Director of Public Safety, who shall be the Chairperson of the Board; the Director of Planning, who shall be the Secretary of the Board; the Fire Chief; the Police Chief; and three (3) additional members as follows: one (1) appointed by the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce; one (1) appointed by the Investment Property Owners Association of Butler County, Ohio, Inc.; and one (1) appointed by Neighborhood Housing Services of Hamilton, Inc. The additional members shall not be City employees, elected officials, or contractors with the City at any time during their term or in the five years immediately preceding the date of appointment. The term of membership for the additional members shall be two years, except that upon adoption of this section the member appointed by the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce shall be appointed for a one year term. If an appointment is vacated by one of the additional members, the replacement for that appointment shall be selected by the organization that appointed the vacating member, and the new appointee shall complete the unexpired term of the previous member. There is no limit on the number of terms that may be served should a member be reappointed by the appointing organization. The additional members must be residents of the City. No person may be appointed as an additional member, or can continue to serve as an additional member, if such person is the owner or operator of a property to which two (2) or more notices of violation have been issued pursuant to Section 1905.05 or 1979.15 within any two (2) year period, relative to the same property, and final orders relative to such notices are, or were, not complied with within the time provided.

             (2)    Adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent with the Housing and Property Maintenance Codes.

   (c)   Alternate Board Members.

      (1)    Each City director or chief listed in subsection (b)(1) may appoint an employee from his or her department as an alternate to serve as his or her representative at any Nuisance Appeals Board meeting in which said member will be absent or unable to participate in an agenda item.

      (2)   The additional members appointed by the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, the Investment Property Owners Association of Butler County, Ohio, Inc., and the Neighborhood Housing Services of Hamilton, Inc. may mutually agree to appoint an alternate member to serve as a representative at any Nuisance Appeals Board meeting in which one of those members will be absent or unable to participate in an agenda item.

   (d)    No member of the Nuisance Appeals Board shall take part in any hearing or determination in which he has a personal or financial interest.

   (e)   The Nuisance Appeals Board shall, in addition to its duties related to the Housing and Non-Residential Property Maintenance Code, hear appeals related to the Chronic Nuisance provisions of Chapter 543 and regulations issued thereunder.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2023-9-82. Passed 9-27-23.)