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<br />ORDINANCE #08-32 <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 5 WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL <br />REGULATIONS CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.20 "ENFORCEMENT" OF CHAPTER <br />FIVE OF CITY CODE <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1 <br /> <br />AUTHORITY <br /> <br />This ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of the City Charter of the City of <br />Ramsey. <br /> <br />SECTION 2 <br /> <br />AMENDMENTS. <br /> <br />The following Enforcement Ordinance shall be amended to read: <br /> <br />5.20 Enforcement <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. The City Council of the City of Ramsey has determined that the health, <br />safety, good order, general welfare, and convenience of the public is threatened by certain public <br />nuisances or City Code violations on property within the City limits and finds the need for <br />alternative methods of enforcing City Code. While criminal fines and penalties have been the <br />most frequent enforcement mechanism, there are certain negative consequences for both the city <br />and the accused. The delay inherent in that system does not ensure prompt resolution. <br />Accordingly, the City Council finds that the use of abatement, administrative citationing, and <br />administrative hearings is an addition to any other legal remedy that may be pursued. The City <br />has the option to utilize any of the following three procedures to enforce the City Code. These <br />procedures may be used separately, or in combination, to alleviate the violation. <br /> <br />Subdivision 2. Abatement. <br /> <br />a. Application. This Section shall apply to the abatement of all public nuisances <br />and other violations as defined within the City Code unless another procedure is <br />specifically provided. <br /> <br />b. Hearing Examiner and the Administrative Hearing <br /> <br />1. Position Created. The position of Hearing Examiner is hereby created. <br />The City Administrator or hislher designee may, at .their discretion and <br />