(A) Purpose. The City Council hereby determines it is in the best interest of the city that a Problem Resolution Team be established to abate nuisances and mitigate properties that are deteriorating, damaged or substandard, or that present housing code or building code violations, or health and sanitary concerns.
(B) Organization. The Problem Resolution Team shall consist of at least four members. These members shall include, but not be limited to, the City Manager, Building Inspector, City Attorney and a representative from the Police Department.
(C) Function. The function of the Problem Resolution Team is to gather relevant information, share information among city departments, conduct appropriate investigations, respond to citizen complaints, identify nuisance issues, code violations, and other concerns within the city to insure the health and safety of the public is maintained, and to make recommendations to the Board of Health and/or land bank for resolution of issues that cannot be resolved through the mediation process adopted by the Problem Resolution team.
(D) Process. The Problem Resolution Team shall receive complaints submitted by city staff, citizens or other public agencies, conduct appropriate investigations, refer matters to the Police Department, Fire Department or Building Inspector for inspection; meet and confer with property owners, tenants or other citizens and representatives from other agencies to develop solutions to complaints; direct enforcement of routine code violations such as weeds or tall grasses by city staff; follow-up on inspections; and agree to resolutions.
(E) Referral. In the event that the Problem Resolution Team is unable to resolve complaints, the matter shall be referred to the city Board of Health and/or land bank for enforcement based upon the city code and state statute.
(Ord. 2022-3057, passed 11-21-2022)