It is the intent of this Chapter to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety,
and welfare of the citizens of the City by authorizing the creation of the Code Enforcement
Board and creating the position of Code Enforcement Special Magistrate with authority
to impose administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties to provide an equitable,
expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing City codes and ordinances
where a pending or repeated violation continues to exist. Specific authority to hire
and appoint a Special Magistrate and/or Code Enforcement Board attorney is hereby
delegated to the City Manager or designee. A special magistrate shall have the same
status as the Code Enforcement Board under this chapter. References in this chapter
to the Board, except in Sections 37.15 through 37.24, shall include a special magistrate if the context permits.
