City of Saint Paul - File #: Ord 19-24

• File #: Ord 19-24
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/24/2019
• Title: Amending Chapter 18 of the Legislative Code pertaining to give authority to the Legislative Hearing Officer to hear appeals regarding water bills, fees, and other charges imposed under the Water Code.
• Sponsors: Amy Brendmoen

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/2/2019	1	Mayor's Office	Signed
4/24/2019	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass
4/17/2019	1	City Council	Public Hearing Closed; Laid Over to Fourth Reading/Final Adoption	Pass
4/3/2019	1	City Council	Laid Over to Third Reading/Public Hearing
3/27/2019	1	City Council	Laid Over to Second Reading

Title

Amending Chapter 18 of the Legislative Code pertaining to give authority to the Legislative Hearing Officer to hear appeals regarding water bills, fees, and other charges imposed under the Water Code.

Body

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:

SECTION 1

Section 18 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Chapter 18. - Legislative Hearing Officer

Sec. 18.01 - Legislative hearing officer.

In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the enforcement officers relative to the enforcement of health, housing, building or fire codes contained in the Saint Paul Legislative Code, and in order to hear appeals and make determinations relative to any violation, invoice, fee, or shutoff imposed under the water code, safe pedestrian crossing areas under section 156.05, and newsracks under chapter 131 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, there shall be and is hereby created a legislative hearing officer. The legislative hearing officer shall be a city employee appointed by the president of the city council. The legislative hearing officer shall have the authority to hear appeals to orders, decisions or determinations of the enforcement officers or others and make recommendations to the city council or the Board of Water Commissioners. The hearing officer shall not have the power to grant waivers of the Minnesota State Building Code. All matters, orders, decisions, recommendations, and determinations of the hearing officer shall be forwarded to the city council or the Board of Water Commissioners in resolution form within ten (10) days of the hearing officer's actions. The city council or Board of Water Commissioners shall have the authority to approve, modify, reverse, revoke, wholly or partly, the hearing officer's orders, decisions, recommendations or determinations and shall make such order, decision or determination as ought to be made. All matters, orders, decisions and determinations of the hearing officer, being recommendations to the city council, are not subject to judicial review.

SECTION 2

All other sections of Chapter 18 shall remain unchanged.

SECTION 3

This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publication.