10-5-5: DUTIES OF CITY COUNCIL:
The city council shall:
   A.   Notice To Show Cause: Upon receipt of a report of the building inspector as hereinabove provided for, give written notice to the owner, occupant, mortgagee, lessee, agent and all other persons having an interest in the building to appear before the city council on the date specified in the notice to show cause why the building or structure reported to be a dangerous building should not be repaired, vacated or demolished in accordance with the statement of particulars set forth in the building inspector's notice provided for in subsection 10-5-4C of this chapter;
   B.   Hearing: Hold a hearing and hear such testimony as the building inspector or the owner, occupant, mortgagee, lessee or any other person having an interest in the building shall offer relative to the dangerous building;
   C.   Determination Of Fact: Make a determination of fact from the testimony offered pursuant to subsection B of this section as to whether or not the building in question is a dangerous building within the terms of section 10-5-1 of this chapter;
   D.   Issue Order: Issue an order based upon findings of fact made pursuant to subsection C of this section commanding the owner, occupant, mortgagee, lessee, agent and all other persons having an interest in the building to repair, vacate or demolish any building found to be a dangerous building within the terms of this chapter and provided that any person so notified, except the owners, shall have the privilege of either vacating or repairing the dangerous building; or any person not the owner of the dangerous building but having an interest in the building may demolish the dangerous building at his own risk to prevent the acquiring of a lien against the land upon which the dangerous building stands by the city as provided in subsection E of this section;
   E.   Failure To Comply; Lien: If the owner, occupant, mortgagee or lessee fails to comply with the order provided for in subsection D of this section within ten (10) days, the city council shall cause such building or structure to be repaired, vacated or demolished as the facts may warrant, under the standards hereinbefore provided for in section 10-5-2 of this chapter, and shall, with the assistance of the city attorney, cause the costs of such repairs, vacation or demolition to be charged against the land on which the building exists as a lien upon the property or cause such costs to be added to the taxes upon the property as an assessment, or be recovered in a suit at law against the owner; provided that in cases where such procedure is desirable and any delay thereby caused will not be dangerous to the health, morals, safety or general welfare the people of the city, the city council shall notify the city attorney to take legal action to force the owner to make all the necessary repairs or demolish the building;
   F.   Report Names To City Attorney: Report to the city attorney the names of all persons not complying with the orders provided for in this chapter. (1975 Code § 15.28.050)