2199ORDINANCE NO. 2199
COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSEN INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 8 -417 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, BYADDING SECTION 8 -417
OBSTRUCTIONS TO THE VIOLATIOS BUREAU AND THE "ADDENDUM OF CODE
VIOLATIONS BUREAU FEE SCHEDULE "; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BLAIR, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 8 -417 of the Municipal Code of the City of Blair, Nebraska is hereby
amended as follows, to wit:
Sec. 8 -417 OBSTRUCTIONS. The Director of Public Works or any member of the Police
Department of the City may cause the removal of any obstruction of sidewalks, curbstones,
gutters and crosswalks of the City and the expense of such removal may be recovered by the
City from the person placing, or causing to be placed, such obstruction. (Ref. 16 -207 RS Neb.)
(Penalties refer to Sections 8 -701 through 8 -703 or Addendum to Code Violations Bureau Fee
Schedule).
SECTION 2. Sections 8 -702 and 8 -703 of the Municipal Code of the City of Blair,
Nebraska is hereby amended as follows, to wit:
Sec. 8 -702 VIOLATIONS BUREAU. A Violations Bureau for the City of Blair is hereby
created pursuant to Section 18 -1729 R.R.S. Neb. for the purpose of collecting penalties for city
code violation.
Any person accused of a violation as established by Sections 8 -104, 8 -106, 8 -417, 8 -509
and 8 -510 may, within ten (10) days after the issuance of a citation of the violation and before
the appearance date thereon, dispose of the citation by appearing at the office of the City Clerk
of the City of Blair and remitting full payment of the penalty assessed for the specific violation.
Any person may plead not guilty to the citation and he or she may appear before the
County Court of Washington County, Nebraska, on the date and at the time specified on the
citation.
At the time of the commission of the alleged violation, the accused shall be served with
printed notice informing the accused of his or her options in disposing of the citation as noted
hereinabove.
If the accused fails to appear at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Blair or before
the County Court of Washington County, Nebraska, on or before the date specified on the
citation, a warrant for his or her arrest shall be issued by the County Court of Washington
County, Nebraska.
Sec. 8 -703 PENALTIES. A conviction for violation of Sections 8 -104, 8 -106, 8 -417, 8 -509
and 8 -510 shall result in a fine for the first offense in any one calendar year of the sum of
twenty -five dollars ($25.00), for the second offense in any one calendar year the sum of fifty
dollars ($50.00), and for the third or subsequent offenses in any one calendar year the sum of
one hundred dollars ($100.00).
SECTION 3. The fee to be charged for the Violations Bureau shall be set and
determined from time to time as necessary by the Mayor and City Council, and said fees shall be
appended to the Municipal Code as part of an appendix titled "Addendum of Code Violations
Bureau Fee Schedule," and shall be on file at the office of the Municipal Clerk and available for
public inspection during regular office hours of the said Municipal Clerk and is hereby amended
as follows by adding Section 8 -417, to wit:
ADDENDUM OF CODE
VIOLATIONS BUREAU FEE SCHEDULE
8 -417 Obstructions l Offense $25.00
2 Offense $50.00
3 Offense $100.00
SECTION 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2011.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
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E. REALPH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
j�RENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
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WASHINGTON COUNTY )
BRENDA R. WHEELER hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting
City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing ordinance was passed
at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 25th day of January,
2011. lot --- � �L"
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLE