(A) Upon request of the Code Inspector, or at such other times as may be necessary, the Chairman of the Code Enforcement Board may call a hearing of the Board; a hearing also may be called by written notice signed by at least three members of the Code Enforcement Board. At any hearing, the Code Enforcement Board may set a future hearing date. The Code Enforcement Board shall convene no less frequently than once every two months, but it may meet more often as the demand necessitates. Minutes shall be kept of all hearings by the Code Enforcement Board, and all hearings and proceedings shall be open to the public. The City Commission shall provide clerical and administrative personnel as may be reasonably required by the Code Enforcement Board for the proper performance of its duties.
(B) Each case before the Code Enforcement Board shall be presented by the City Attorney or by a member of the administrative staff of the city.
(C) The Code Enforcement Board shall proceed to hear the cases on the agenda for that day. All testimony shall be under oath and shall be recorded. The Code Enforcement Board shall take testimony from the Code Inspector and alleged violator. Formal rules of evidence shall not apply, but fundamental due process shall be observed and shall govern the proceedings.
(D) At the conclusion of the hearing, the Code Enforcement Board shall issue findings of fact, based on evidence of record and conclusions of law, and shall issue an order affording the proper relief consistent with powers granted herein. The finding shall be by motion approved by a majority of those members present and voting, except that at least four members of the Code Enforcement Board must vote in order for the action to be official. The order may include a notice that it must be complied with by a specified date and that a fine may be imposed if the order is not complied with by that date. A certified copy of the order may be recorded in the public records of the county and shall constitute notice to any subsequent purchasers, successors in interest, or assigns if the violation concerns real property, and the findings therein shall be binding upon the violator and, if the violation concerns real property, any subsequent purchasers, successors in interest, or assigns. If an order is recorded in the public records pursuant to this division and the order is complied with by the date specified in the order, the Code Enforcement Board shall issue an order acknowledging compliance that shall be recorded in the public records. A hearing is not required to issue such an order acknowledging compliance.
(Ord. 508, passed 6-7-90)