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b. Duties of Hearing Examiner. The Hearing Examiner shall have <br />the following duties: <br />1. Set dates and hear. all contested cases following appeals <br />of orders of the City Administrator or his/her designee. <br />2: Take testimony from all interested parties. <br />3. Make a complete record of all proceedings. <br />4. Affirm, repeal or modify the order of the City <br />Administrator and his/her designees, and prepare <br />written findings of fact. <br />cj--4 Inspections and Investigations <br />a. Periodic Inspections. The City Administrator or his/her <br />designee shall cause to be inspected all public and private <br />places within the City which might contain a public nuisance or <br />violation as defined in this Code as often as practicable to <br />determine whether any such conditions exist. The City <br />Administrator or his/her designee shall also investigate all <br />reports of public nuisances located within the City. <br />b. Entry on Public and Private Places. The City Administrator or <br />his/her duly authorized agents may enter upon all public and <br />private places at any reasonable time for the purposes of <br />inspecting those places for public nuisances. <br />8?and:4- Abatement Procedure. <br />i. Abatement Authorization. Upon a determination by the City <br />Administrator or his/her designee that a public nuisance or violate of <br />City Code exists on any public or private property within the City, <br />the City Administrator or his/her designee shall order the public <br />nuisance or violation to be abated in a matter consistent with the City <br />Code. <br />b ii. Procedure for Removal of Public Nuisances. Whenever the City <br />Administrator or his/her designee finds within reasonable certainty <br />that a public nuisance or violation exists on any public or private <br />property in the City of Ramsey, they shall notify the affected <br />property owner by personal service US Mail, or Eby certified mail <br />that the nuisance or violation must be abated within fourteen (14) <br />days from the date of service of the notice. Service by certified mail <br />shall be deemed complete upon mailing. The order shall state with <br />specificity the nature of the nuisance or violations and the <br />requirements for compliance. The order shall also state that the <br />property owner may, within fourteen (14) days of the date of the <br />order, request a hearing before the Hearing Examiner and shall set <br />out the procedure by which that hearing may be requested. The <br />—214— <br />