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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of June 13, 2011— Workshop Page 2 of 3 3. CODE COMPLIANCE City Manager Barbara Lipscomb gave a brief introduction, explaining that the purpose of the workshop was to bring the Commission updated information regarding how the Code Compliance Division is functioning since its move to the Community Development Department several months ago. Mayor Glancy recognized the members of the Code Enforcement Board in attendance at the workshop. Presentation: Ms. Sandra Smith, Chief Planner and Code Compliance Division Manager, gave a presentation regarding the City's Code compliance efforts covering the following points: • Mission • Code Enforcement Methods Florida Statutes: Citations Special Magistrate Code Enforcement Board City Code: Abatement Towing Standard Housing Code (SHC) • History • Initiatives/Programs • Action Plan • Examples/Issues • Recommendations/Summary Discussion: Discussion ensued regarding the points addressed in the presentation, including the need to implement reporting measures to ensure follow up and accountability by the Code Enforcement Officers, and the feasibility of retaining the current hearing structure utilizing a board versus use of special magistrate. Ms. Smith addressed the Commission's questions, and concluded by requesting Commission direction on the four areas listed in the presentation summary. Consensus: Commission consensus regarding the four items for which direction was requested was as follows: -Approval to continue utilizing the Code Enforcement Board instead of a Special Magistrate, with the understanding that it may be necessary in the future to address the possibility of two meetings per month should the case load become unmanageable; -Approval to implement a special assessment for .payment of nuisance abatement costs incurred by the City; -Approval of elimination of the 1994 Standard Housing Code and placing needed code into the existing Maintenance and Nuisance Code sections;