Title
a. Direct staff to study and propose changes to Title 1.22 of the County of Monterey Code to:
1. Reduce the use of an Administrative Law Judge to play a more limited, selective role in adjudicating certain code enforcement cases;
2. Create a Hearing Officer role and/or appoint an Appeals Hearing Board of qualified individuals; and
3. Implement a progressive enforcement program that would include a more diligent approach to the use of administrative citations and follow-up with collections.
b. Authorize staff to convene a group of code enforcement stakeholders to provide a forum for reviewing proposed changes to Title 1.2 prior to making recommendations to the Board.
c. Direct staff to utilize the Nuisance Abatement Fund with reimbursements for abatement costs and administrative costs to be recovered through liens recorded against the property.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests the Board of Supervisors:
a) Direct staff to study and propose changes to Title 1.22 of the County of Monterey Code to:
1. Reduce the use of an Administrative Law Judge to play a more limited, selective role in adjudicating complex enforcement cases;
2. Create a Hearing Officer role and/or appoint an Appeals Hearing Board of qualified individuals; and
3. Implement a progressive enforcement program that would include a more diligent approach to the use of administrative citations and follow-up with collections.
b) Authorize staff to convene a group of code enforcement stakeholders to provide a forum for reviewing proposed changes to Title 1.2 prior to making recommendations to the Board.
c) Direct staff to utilize a Nuisance Abatement Fund with reimbursements for abatement costs to be recovered through liens recorded against the property.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In September 2011, in response to Board Referral 2011.06, the Resource Management Agency contracted with CSG Consultants to review and provide analysis of the County’s current Code Enforcement (CE) Program and specifically...
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