(a) Establishment; Purpose. The Board of Nuisance Abatement Appeals is hereby established to hear appeals pursuant to Section 510.01. The Board of Nuisance Abatement Appeals shall be the final administrative appeal in determining whether the declaration of nuisance as outlined in Section 510.01 is upheld.
(b) Membership. The Board of Nuisance Abatement Appeals shall be composed of five members. The Mayor shall appoint three members and City Council shall appoint two members. All members thereof shall be residents of the City of Lakewood. In no event shall any member be an employee of the City.
(c) Terms. Board members shall serve a term of three years and receive no compensation for service. The Mayor shall initially appoint two members to a four-year term and one member to a three-year term. Council shall initially appoint one member to a four-year term and one member to a three-year term. Vacancies shall be filled by the initial appointing authority.
(d) Chairperson. The Mayor shall appoint the chairperson and co-chairperson of the Board annually. The chairperson or co-chairperson shall preside over all of the meetings.
(e) Quorum. The Board shall consist of a minimum of three members for a valid and binding decision. (Ord. 23-08. Passed 12-15-2008.)
(f) Rules of Procedure. The Board is authorized to adopt its own bylaws and general rules of operation. Such bylaws and rules shall be consistent with this Chapter. The Board shall meet at such times as determined necessary by the Board, but shall hear any appeal pursuant to Section 510.01(f) within 90 days of its receipt.
(Ord. 25-12. Passed 3-19-2012.)
(g) Secretary. The Director of Law shall appoint a person to serve as the Secretary to the Board for the purpose of receiving appeals, sending notice of hearings and decisions, maintaining notes, recordings and any other record of hearings and preparing the record of hearing for filing in the Court of Common Pleas in any appeal from a decision of the Board.
(Ord. 23-08. Passed 12-15-2008.)