(A) The duties and responsibilities of the Code Enforcement Division and of the Code Enforcement Officers therein shall be to enforce within the city all state and local laws and municipal ordinances relating to:
(1) The enforcement of minimum housing standards, the regulation, control and care of animals, and the enforcement of the public nuisance, and abandoned, junk and hazardous motor vehicle ordinances of this code;
(2) The maintenance of residential dwellings, other structures and property in a safe, sanitary and healthful condition; and
(3) Such other matters as may be specified from time to time by the City Council or City Manager.
(B) These duties shall include, but not be limited to, the investigation of violations, the issuance of orders to correct violations, the issuance of citations for uncorrected violations, the recommendation to the City Manager to institute judicial actions against actual or threatened violations, the keeping of adequate records and the taking of any other action that may be required in order to adequately enforce those laws.
(C) The Chief Code Enforcement Officer, or designee, is hereby granted all powers necessary to carry out the mandates of the Council or City Manager in the operation of the Code Enforcement Division. This shall include, in addition to any incidental powers necessary, any specific powers which may from time to time be granted by the Council in any specific ordinance.
(Code 2019, § 9-2)