(A) The Hearing Officer shall take testimony of the Building Department, the owner of the property and any interested party. The Hearing Officer shall render his or her decision either closing the proceedings or ordering the building to be demolished or otherwise made safe.
(B) If it is determined by the Hearing Officer that the building or structure should be demolished or otherwise made safe, he or she shall so order, fixing a time in the order for the owner, agent or lessee to comply therewith.
(C) If the owner, agent or lessee fails to appear or neglects or refuses to comply with the order, the Hearing Officer shall file a report of his or her findings and copy of his or her order with the Village Council and request that the necessary action be taken to demolish or otherwise make safe the building or structure. A copy of the findings and order of the Hearing Officer shall be served on the owner, agent or lessee in the manner prescribed in § 154.03.
(D) The village Council shall fix a date for hearing, reviewing the findings and order of the Hearing Officer and shall give notice to the owner, agent or lessee in the manner prescribed in § 154.03 of the time and place of the hearing. At the hearing the owner, agent or lessee shall be given the opportunity to show cause why the building should not be demolished or otherwise made safe and the Village Council shall either approve, disapprove or modify the order for the demolition or making safe of the building or structure.
(E) The cost of the demolition or making the building safe shall be a lien against the real property and shall be reported to the assessing officer of the village who shall assess the cost against the property on which the building or structure is located.
(F) The owner or party in interest in whose name the property appears upon the last local tax assessment records shall be notified of the amount of cost assessed under this section by first class mail at the address shown on such records. If he or she fails to pay such costs within 30 days after mailing by the assessor of the notice of the amount thereof, the assessor shall add such costs to the next tax roll of the village and such costs shall be collected in the same manner in all respects as provided by law for the collection of taxes by the village.
(Ord. 101, passed 4-11-2011)