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1222 Authorize Code Enforcement Special Magistrate to Issue Fine ReductionsORDINANCE NO. 1222 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; AUTHORIZING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT MAGISTRATE TO CONSIDER FINE REDUCTIONS; INCREASING ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AS PROVIDED IN THE ORDINANCE; AMENDING OTHER REVISIONS TO REFLECT THE USE OF A MAGISTRATE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Chapter 162, Florida Statutes permits municipal code enforcement programs to be administered using a Special Magistrate to handle code enforcement proceedings; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is more efficient to have the Special Magistrate consider fine reduction requests to the Special Magistrate; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to increase the administrative fees for processing a code enforcement case and make other revisions to the Code of Ordinances to reflect the use of a Magistrate; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Okeechobee and its residents to institute these more efficient measures for carrying out the City's Code enforcement program. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Okeechobee hereby enacts the following revisions to the Code of Ordinances, which have been presented at a duly advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote of the City Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief Presiding Officer for the City: SECTION 1: Amendment and Adoption to Chapter 18, Article II Code Enforcement. That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida, amends herein Part II of the Code of Ordinances, Subpart A-General Ordinances, providing for amendments to Chapter 18-Code Enforcement, Article II-Code Enforcement Board; Procedure as follows: ARTICLE II. - CODE ENFORCEMENT R^�^�; PROCEDURE SECTION 2: Amendment and Adoption to Section 18-33. That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida, amends herein Part II of the Code of Ordinances, Subpart A-General Ordinances, providing for amendments to Chapter 18-Code Enforcement, Article II-Code Enforcement Board; Procedure, Section 18-33 Adoption of State Statute as follows: Sec. 18-33. - Adoption of state statute. F.S. ch. 162, parts I and II, "Local Government Code Enforcement Boards Act," is adopted in its entirety, as presently written or as hereafter amended by the state legislature, as substantive authority for, and to proscribe procedures for, the establishment, organization, and operations of the local code enforcement �� proqram for the city. SECTION 3: Amendment and Adoption to Section 18-34. That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida, amends herein Part II of the Code of Ordinances, Subpart A-General Ordinances, providing for amendments to Chapter 18-Code Enforcement, Article II-Code Enforcement Board; Procedure, Section 18-34 Administrative Procedures as follows: Sec. 18-34. - Administrative procedures. All code enforcement operations for the city shall be administratively handled through the police chief, who shall provide the appropriate forms; take complaints; process complaints; direct the code enforcement officers or law enforcement officers in the investigation into such complaints; schedule code h^�r�, �„oo+;^^� enforcement hearinqs; provide a tape recorded record of such meetings; prepare and record official acts and Ordinance No. 1222 - Page 1 of 3 Language to be added is underlined. Language to be deleted is skuslNhreuc,�h. orders of the �ea-�d special maqistrate; prepare and file any liens as directed by the �ea� special maqistrate; and to generally be responsible for all operation and record keeping for the city's code enforcement �ea-�� program. The Esd�-T^f.�.;��.�viYi�i�ii w�u�� s ecial maqistrate may from time to time forward on to the city council as an agenda item, or for general consideration, any matter, request, suggestion or concern the bea-�� s ecial maqistrate may �et� approve upon at a regular or special �g hearinq that +� he/she determines should be addressed by the city council. SECTION 4: Amendment and Adoption to Section 18-34. That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida, amends herein Part II of the Code of Ordinances, Subpart A-General Ordinances, providing for amendments to Chapter 18-Code Enforcement, Article II-Code Enforcement Board; Procedure, Section 18-35 Administrative Staff Fees as follows: Sec. 18-35. - Administrative staff fees. • (a) Any first-time violators of any city ordinance or code, or those not considered to be repeat violators as defined in section 18-32, are required to correct the alleged violation upon receipt of a first notice of violation from the city. If such violation is not corrected, and a second notice must be sent, then the city shall assess and collect from the violator an administrative fee of $�50.00 for processing the complaint, plus any additional expense incurred in long distance phone charges; certified mail expense, recording charge, or any such other reasonable administrative expense incurred in processing the complaint, which excludes the salary of the code enforcement officer or city employees, regardless of whether the violator should come into compliance with the cited ordinance or code prior to the public hearing on the violation. (b) For those persons who qualify as repeat violators by this article, upon the initiation and processing by the city of any complaint for being in violation of a city ordinance or code, the city shall assess and collect from the violator an administrative fee of $�100.00 for processing the complaint, plus any additional expense incurred in long distance phone charges; certified mail expense, recording charge, or any such other reasonable administrative expense incurred in processing the complaint, which excludes the salary of the code enforcement officer or city employees, regardless of whether the violator should come into compliance with the cited ordinance or code prior to the public hearing on the violation. SECTION 5: Amendment and Adoption to Section 18-36. That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida, amends herein Part II of the Code of Ordinances, Subpart A-General Ordinances, providing for amendments to Chapter 18-Code Enforcement, Article II-Code Enforcement Board; Procedure, Section 18-36 Effect of No Violation as follows: Sec. 18-36. - Effect of no violation. If any alleged violator should appear or contest the violation through the code enforcement officer, or before the ^��'� �;;{�;-���^+,-, h�a special magistrate, or before the county court and the �eafd special magistrate or county court should find as a matter of law and fact from the evidence or witnesses presented by the code enforcement officer representing the city at such hearing, that no violation occurred by the alleged violator, then no administrative charge or expense as provided in this article shall be assessed against the alleged violator, and such allegations shall not constitute a violation so as to form a basis for treating the alleged violator as a repeat violator under this section, unless such violator would otherwise qualify for such designation as defined in section 18-32. SECTION 6: Addition and Adoption of Section 18-38. That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida, adds herein Part II of the Code of Ordinances, Subpart A-General Ordinances, providing for amendments to Chapter 18-Code Enforcement, Article II-Code Enforcement Board; Procedure, Section 18-38 Powers of Magistrate as follows: Sec. 18-38. — Powers of magistrate. 1. The maqistrate shall have all powers created bv F.S ch 162 Additionally the maqistrate shall have all powers deleqated bv the citv ��mmic�e�i�n council relatinq to the exercise of its police powers pursuant to F.S. ch. 166 The magistrate shall have the express power to: a) Adopt rules for the conduct of code enforcement meetinqs and hearinas b) Subpoena alleqed violators and witnesses. Ordinance No.1222 - Page 2 of 3 Language to be added is underlined. Language to be deleted is �h. c) Subpoena evidence as necessary for hearinqs includinq but not limited to physical and documentary evidence, such as records, surveys, plats and photogra�hs. d) Take testimonv under oath. e) Issue orders having the force and effect of law which can command whatever steps are necessary to brinq a violation into compliance, such decision to be made at the hearinq and reduced to writinq and mailed to the violator within ten working days thereafter. fl Establish and enforce fines pursuant to this municipal code. g) Authorize the reduction of any fine he or she has imposed. 2. Anv aqqrieved partv mav appeal an order of the maqistrate to the circuit court as provided in Section 162.11, Florida Statutes, includinq bv not limited to the magistrate's determination of a fine reduction. SECTION 7: Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 8: Severability. If any provision or portion of this Ordinance is declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be void, unconstitutional, or unenforceable, then all remaining provisions and portions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 9: Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Council, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of the City of Okeechobee. SECTION 10: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage. INTRODUCED for First Reading and set for Final Public Hearing on this 2"d day of March, 2021. %� � /Z!'% � ^ �—� Dowling R� atford,�Jr., Mayor ATT�ST: � , ; ,� � � ( , � ; Lane amiotea, C C, City Clerk Postponed at the �April 6, 2021, Second Reading and Public Hearing, to hold the Final Adoption at a duly noticed Public Hearing on this 18th day of Mav, 2021. AT� T: - t � � ,�-J LG Lane amio ea, CIVIC, City Clerk , t ��% L f � � owling R. W fo d, Jr., Mayor REVIEWED FOR LEGAL�+CIENCY: / �,1 �':/ � �, J : Furnero, Esq., City Attorney Ordinance No. 1222 - Page 3 of 3 Language to be added is underlined. Language to be deleted is stwsk-lhfeugh. Bobbie Jenkins From: City Attorney Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:06 PM To: Lane Gamiotea; Bobbie lenkins Cc: John Fumero; Carlyn H. Kowalsky Subject: RE: Code Enforcement Ordinance Looks good. My only comment is that - Section Sec. 18-38. — Powers of maqistrate. g) Authorize tE�� r�d�.���i�r� �� ���� �'i�ae he or she has em�osed. Was not really "added" from the first reading. It was discussed to be deleted, and now proposed to be added back in. However, I do not have a suggestion for how to reflect that any better than what you have now. Once John reviews this it will be good to go. Carlyn From: Lane Gamiotea Sent: Monday, April 26, 20214:24 PM To: City Attorney <cityattorney@cityofokeechobee.com>; Bobbie Jenkins <bjenkins@cityofokeechobee.com> Cc: John Fumero <jfumero@nasonyeager.com> Subject: RE: Code Enforcement Ordinance OI<ay, checl< the attachment & let me I<now, I also noted the change that should be done in the title with these changes. �r,�s �a�e E������;o�a, c�rc �'=`,�, City Clerk/Personnel Administrator � -=- ' City of Okeechobee �• � 55 SE 3�d Avenue, Room 100, Okeechobee, FL 34974 Office: 863.763.3372 ext. 9814, Fax: 863.763.1686, Cell: 863.697-0345 Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing, Florida Statute 668.6076. CITY OF OKEECHOBEE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISCLAIMER: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from local officials regarding city business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your correspondence via e-mail, text message, voice mail, etc., may therefore be subject to public disclosure. From: City Attorney <cityattorney@cityofol<eechobee.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 3:43 PM To: Lane Gamiotea <�amiotea@cityofol<eechobee.com>; Bobbie Jenkins <bjenl<ins@cityofol<eechobee.com> Cc: John Fumero <jfumero@nasonvea�er.com> Subject: RE: Code Enforcement Ordinance Almost... Section (2) goes under Sec. 18-38. I moved it and made some minor revisions to be consistent with the language I provided. See below. From: Lane Gamiotea Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 3:22 PM To: City Attorney <cityattorr�ey@cityofol<eechobee.com>; Bobbie Jenkins <bienl<ins@cityofol<eechobee.com> Cc: John Fumero <jfumero@nasonyea�er.com> Subject: RE: Code Enforcement Ordinance Carlyn, I think this is what we're doing (LOL) double check me, the changes in yellow highlight are from the 1 St reading, these newest ones are in bold red: Sec. 18-36. - Effect of no violation. (1) If any alleged violator should appear or contest the violation through the code enforcement officer, or before the special maaistrate, or before the county court and the �e�a-�� special maqistrate or county court should find as a matter of law and fact from the evidence or witnesses presented by the code enforcement officer representing the city at such hearing, that no violation occurred by the alleged violator, then no administrative charge or expense as provided in this article shall be assessed against the alleged violator, and such allegations shall not constitute a violation so as to form a basis for treating the alleged violator as a repeat violator under this section, unless such violator would otherwise qualify for such designation as defined in section 18-32. Sec. 18-38. — Powers of maqistrate. (1)The maqistrate shall have all powers created by F.S. ch. 162. Additionally, the magistrate shall have all powers deleqated bv the city council relatinq to the exercise of its police powers pursuant to F.S. ch. 166. The maqistrate shall have the express power to: a) Adopt rules for the conduct of code enforcement meetinqs and hearings. b) Subpoena alleqed violators and witnesses. c) Subpoena evidence as necessary for hearinqs, including but not limited to physical and documentary evidence, such as records, surveys, plats and photo rq aphs. d) Take testimony under oath. e) Issue orders havinq the force and effect of law which can command whatever steps are necessary to brinq a violation into compliance, such decision to be made at the hearinq and reduced to writinq and mailed to the violator within ten workinq days thereafter. f) Establish and enforce fines pursuant to this municipal code. 9) Authorize the reciu�tic�n �f ��y �i�a� h� c�r �he h�� ���osed. z (2)Any aggrieved party may appeal an order of the magistrate to the circuit court as provided in Section 162.11, F.S., including but not limited to the magistrate's determination of a fine reduction. Remove all of Section 7, renumber the section numbers after 7 as appropriate ��s �a�� �������;o�a, c�rc � � �� City Clerk/Personnel Administrator • --- ' City of Okeechobee `;•' 55 SE 3�d Avenue, Room 100, Okeechobee, FL 34974 - Office: 863.763.3372 ext. 9814, Fax: 863.763.1686, Cell: 863.697-0345 Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing, Florida Statute 668.6076. CITY OF OKEECHOBEE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISCLAIMER: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from local officials regarding city business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your correspondence via e-mail, text message, voice mail, etc., may therefore be subject to public disclosure. From: City Attorney <cityattornev@cityofokeechobee.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:53 PM To: Lane Gamiotea <I�amiotea@citvofol<eechobee.com>; Bobbie Jenkins <�enl<ins@cityofol<eechobee.com> Cc: John Fumero <jfumero@nasonvea�er.com> Subject: Code Enforcement Ordinance Please call me at your convenience to discuss numbering of the following addition. See pending ordinance Section 6--- Add the following sentence as Sec. 18-36, subsection (2) — Any aggrieved party may appeal an order of the magistrate to the circuit court as provided in Section 162.11, Florida Statutes, including but not limited to the magistrate's determination of a fine reduction. Carlyn �� ! Bobbie Jenkins From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Carlyn H. Kowalsky <CKowalsky@nasonyeager.com> Tuesday, March 23, 2021 825 AM Bobbie Jenkins; City Attorney Lane Gamiotea; 1.J. Smith; John Fumero RE: Revised Ordinance 1222-Code Enforcement Ch. 18 Revisions I seem to recall that they wanted to keep this text in section 3. If your record reflects this, I would remove the strike-though. , , , , ee�s+� - , - , � , ._ ; . .; � � . , .� ; �;�, � � � � � , . � , -. �, ., _c. " ,-;, �-,;��,:� • I would strike the entirety of Section 7 and renumber the subsequent sections. �' Otherwise, it looks good for publication. Carlyn Carlyn H. Kowalsky Attorney at Law Email: CKowalskvC�nasonyeager.com Tel: 561-982-7114 � Fax: 561-982-7116 Mobile: 561-248-3922 Profile vCard �,.1 ��.��� �'+�� �� � ve�uh ��^,��:►� � Fur���hc�. e}..�. hl aUltNL'eS :'�.� L,h44� _sl. 196t1 750 Park of Commerce Blvd., Suite 210 � Boca Raton � FI www.nasonyeager.com The information contained in this transmission is attorney privileged and confidential. It is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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Smith <jsmith@cityofokeechobee.com>; Carlyn H. Kowalsky <CKowalsky@nasonyeager.com>; John Fumero <JFumero@nasonyeager.com> Subject: FW: Revised Ordinance 1222-Code Enforcement Ch. 18 Revisions Importance: High 1 � ��, Good morning! Just following up on this. We need to have this posted to the website today as it will be published in the Newspaper tomorrow. Bobbie 1. Jenkins Deputy Clerk City of Okeechobee 55 SE 3�d Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 Phone: (863) 763-3372 ext. 9814 Direct: (863) 763-9814 Fax: (863) 763-1686 :�,, - 4j F��, �rr C �� - � - � C NOTICE: Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Okeechobee officials and employees will be available to the public and media, upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this office. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing. From: Bobbie Jenkins Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:51 AM To: City Attorney <cityattorney@cityofol<eechobee.com> Cc: Lane Gamiotea <I�amiotea@cityofol<eechobee.com>; City-J.J. Smith <Ismith@citvofol<eechobee.com>; Carlyn H. Kowalsky <CKowalsl<yC@nasonyeager.com>; John Fumero <jfumero@nasonyeager.com> Subject: Revised Ordinance 1222-Code Enforcement Ch. 18 Revisions Importance: High Good morning! I've attached the ordinance with proposed changes from the first reading held March 2"d for amendments to Chapter 18. Should there be changes, please email those back to me so that I can post it to the website before the final public hearing. Thanks! Bobbie J.lenkins Deputy Clerk City of Okeechobee 55 SE 3�d Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 Phone: (863) 763-3372 ext. 9814 Direct: (863) 763-9814 Fax: (863) 763-1686 � � NE�11S�Vi�DIA INC. US�1 _ � R��� � �. 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USA Lake Okeechobee News 107 SW 17th Street, Suite D Okeechobee, Florida 34974 863-763-3134 STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Katrina Elsken Muros, who on oath says she is the Publisher of the Lake Olceechobee News, a weekly Newspaper published in Okeechobee Co,unty;�plorida, that the attached copy of an 5s . advertisement being a��, ��� �:�- ��"� d c' iF-'' in the matter of ��%��°'�o s�:. �`�<_,��q�l1 N.s,�.�.�; g�.� �h�. �., �.:,,_F`' in the 19�h Judic'r°al District of tfie Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the issues of � � � �4 � � �.:� � � � Affiant further says that the said Lake Okeechobee News is a newspaper published at Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been published continuously in said Olceechobee County, Florida each week and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement, and affiant further says that she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. 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