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CITY OF'IOWA CITY
DEPARTMENTtOF; PUBLIC WORK
MEM0RAN0l1MM1s_'_
°T0 "� Neal Berlin
FROM., Dick, Plastino;
RE: vehicle Policy. _
This memo„will be broken' into 'three `p
Section ,1 ,Cortunents ;f rom,.Employees;Re
Section 2 `"Analysis of Problem`And'`'Se
SECTION 1
-COMMENTS`from:EMPLOYEESRREGARDING+:UEH
J. _a>.,, ;:x 711 1 rim^: Y; ,baba!
For% your'use -in' determining;- employee
vehicle -policy; I thought it would.bc
direct quotes from the employees.
"Looks :like City Hall is trying to., sc
'iC t i_L:'t 1{
:= --'!Council-.should;bet'trying to, help .the
}"What are=they driving at.- The Di.vi1
` ">)so"what's�=thf��for:" ” +
f""Trying`to Eget .the worker for everytl
will'go,,down." `
"They-ought =toy-do it- all or•-nothings
or nosie''bf them yo:" t, is€� Fine °.
"They're picking on key personnel."
`okay,;"- i 5i,» ' s _ S : a 0--
"The car>is one of my benefits.'""The
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loss_ i oifn benefits">_ee+
"I'just got a new car. I'll be damn
my private car'.on''City-'business,TmiT
- ="The car-,kds,`given'to meiby�LeikvoId
Y Why?" i i s :, . <'i i} r
awa rig?,fir.
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Assumptions: Employee'liVe
work and _travels:�home<rto MO:
vehicle -isi-needed by. the ,C -i
Fuel "cost:;: a x .z
Gas Mileage. a
Tires
:TOT.
The above costs -are the majo
other open- ingccoa a'*
'f
to work -travel and all; fixed
whether; the vehicle `goes'-hom
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MEMO: Vehicle Policy.;
using. -City vehicles, damage;was`'kept
modest level. of $6;000 to rebuiid.!th
U nand :reimburse the,._property owner,:foz
err=icannot.:definitely be proven'.thiat `ffie
c ,.,..
;have;'gone :had .thef water continues tc
ri s =would:.be a;. safe assumption t
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17 �1`, •J r IJ'^ 1'fyh.1 � 'a a Zia aI- '.
w�-Example_2.7If a -critical a,water.main
1 •.> r• town -Area,; and _prompt. response was. -r
the right personnel, damages could;m
SUMS.::
;Example 3. In Code Enforcement, the::
odically make_inspections.on Saturda
a City vehicle, ,this service will�ce
unacceptable;.:to ask an:individual;.to'_take
on a.worksite. While there _i's `no..exact='
-to the City With, the loss. of -,this servic.n
'drop in convenience to builders: 1
Example 4. There are also other benefits
_ random'nature. There is, general consensu
assigned to;an individual and ;taken>home'
care. Many ;of the vehioles are'usedrfor-
Vehicles left in the parking_lot.periodic
vandalism damage,:,_such,as the broken_wind
occurred two weeksago.
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In the end, one must Compare` ;the b
and determine__a oollrse of iven tes
that Depatment'Heads be
city
city ,vehicles in a,.manner they'
in :carrying outrits_mission: AnY`
;will,.1essen.the:,abil ty of .each de
1 'this will refPect't
and ,ultimate
-the 'City: '
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Current Permanent Vehicle Assignment
Title
Reason-'
City ager
Condi ion of;;
Director of Public Works -
Condition of`
:City Engineer
Condition'of
Assistant to City Engineer
Fringe-Benefi
Plumbing Inspector
Emergency, Cal
Ele��trica.lInspector
EmergencyCa]
Street Superintendent
Emergency,Cal
Asst.'Street Superintendent
Emergency,Cal
. Equipment Superintendent
Emergency 0
Pollution Control Superintendent
I Emergency.Cal
'Asst: Control Superintendent
Emergency;Cal
Chief Plant Operator, , Maint.; I I I
Emergency; Cal
Water Superintendent -
Emergency -Cal
Asst.
Asst. Plant Superintendent
Emergency -Cal
Sr.:iMaintenance Worker
Emergency,Cal
Traffic -Engineer
Fringe,Benefi
Traffic Superintendent
Fmergency_Cal
_,Refuse Superintendent
Fringe Benefi
Sr..Maintenance Worker
FringeBenef
Maintenance Worker III
Emergency,: Cal
Director of Community Development
Fringe Benefi
Redevelopment Coordinator
Fringe Benefi
`!.eased Housing Coordinator
FringeBenefi
`Semlor-Housing Coordinator
Fringe Benefi
vKa
Director, Parks and Recreation
Conditioniof;
Park Superintendent,
Conditionioft'
'Superintendent, Cemetery & Forestry
" Emergency -.Cal
Police Chief
Condition of`
Fire -Chief
Condition -of
Firr_Marshall
Emergency,Cal
Tralming Officer
Fringe.Benefi
Parking Superintendent
Fringe Benefi
Conditions of Employii,ent 7
-Emergency Calls is
;Fringe Benefit 10
Total 32
Proposed Permanent Vehicle Assig
t `.
ANIMALS
RECEIVED AT THE IO14A CITY
ANIMAL
SHELTER DURING 197S-,.
ANIMALS.RECEIVED:
::OUTSIDE; CITY
TOTAL ANIMALS RECEIVED
LIMITS IWJOHNSON
BY SHELTER
COUNTY
Dog Owners
1053
650 .
Dog Strays
1033
-
Cat Owners
458
142
Cat Strays
451
30
2975
1043 (35�) _
12.0 of the
total animals received by the
shelter were from the following
surrounding
counties: -
-
�;.
-
Benton
5
Cedar
77
Henry
4
.,.
Iowa
71
Jefferson
1
Keokuk
8
28-
-_
Linn
Linn
7
_
Louisa
11
<:Marshall
1
Muscatine
31
Scott
1
Washington
133
=
370
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utner.
goats- ana oU3ectives-men,
summary are proceeding on schec
A summary of the appended stat:
a.
171 animal complaints;,;
-b.
.135 new cases requiring
c.
Police complaints and-r
1.> Larceny arrests'------22
21. Speeding 154
3 -Expired plates ,281
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Dog Complaints
1
1 .
Cnl romp Inints: '_
Totnl Compinintn
Impounding Record
Voluntary -(Dogs) CT'0xT
Pick up (Dogs)
N -ner (Cats)
z;.
stray Cats
Disposals
Dogs Adopted
r' €
Dogs Reclaimed /
3l Gam.'
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Cats Adopted
3 -1•.
t z :,,:• �.w
Cats Reclaimed
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P.T.S. Dogs
P.T.S. Cats
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Revenue (in dollars)
Adoptions
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Impound in_.
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Other Animals.Picked up
7
Raccoon '_
'Bats...
Birds, Fowl
Wild, other
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Sk„nk
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Livestock 1
1
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Other
Dog Bites
Cat Bites
ya,
Rabies Conrirned
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Dead Animals Picked
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DATES
April 6,
xi
TO Chief of Police:
FROM: _Cassie Williamson
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RE: Monthly Activity Summary,
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Below'listing-of
you will find a listing of new
_ ;
`cases openec
investigated by the Iowa
City;Detective
Bureau,;:
Forgery
6
Closed _
1,:
i
Defrauding,_
1 ;
Closed
No Account ,Checks
15 _x
- Harassing Calls -
'
.-
2
Invest. for other depts.
1
�
Closed
Stolen Vehicles
Recovered
3
P
3
t
Breaking & Entering
k
r Sr
Closed
6 6
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Child•Neglect
Closed
Fraud-
raud
Closed
Closed
1
Stolen Bikes recovered
F
Juvenile Cases
j
28
Closed
��-
General'Invest.
2
Closed
1
= -
Theft
Closed
5
1
Missing Person
a
Closed
3 °f
3
s r
Y M / i
Embezzlement of Car
Closed
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Fight
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Bomb; Threat
"Closed-
`1
Rape
1
CB Theft..
Arrest made'
4�6
- Lost Items
Suicide
"
1
Threat on life
Closed
1J
False'-
'
use of 'c/Card
Closed
1
-;
City Investigation
Closed
2
Recovery of; stolen
items"
Obtaining drugs w/false
Pretence
Closed
1
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Like Gbebage Fees;
A monthly fee of S.1 for refuse cotlec- -' identsandt
tion in Cedar - Rapids, with - a - reduced . erlywouid p
rate of $1.60 for elderly persons, ap- orate In the
peared to win the favor of the city conn- - service.
cil Wednesday morning.That
wrn
Tha mayor, and council met with
trash and g
members of the city's financial activities
with four or
coordinating team and Horace and
Billing fo
Mchard Oates, - superintendent and - as-
the -. water ;
elstnAt superintendent of the sanitation
work'. must
i department, to so over the financial as -
which build
family serve
pacts_of.the departments operation `:
The coat
A decision ha: already been made to
temhas'bei
start charging for the collection service
must be jolt
after July 1, abandoning; the current
: is to be met.
practice of paying for it t5rough proper
The coup
ty taus.. - cision .oc
The proposed fees of i3 for most res May l
`�.i,�?+;i?abR2�.K'kmi„?Ri.'WCLtait+a:?:C<?N: �6oS4ow/t+..YeiW..i r�Li"AY:4�J.�
ermit the
black at
i
fewer
ia-
Ip• j
Of 4
of r
les
gh
n
ne
soon It the July,l hate
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ins to make a final de-
md methods prickjo
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a
;trash, a-
i,i ng tine , ba
the Iowa,..
),suppof
I U- al:-,-Eas
to
ace
�t
Plastic Bags
release Page 2
4/10/76
Jaycees will deliver trash bags that are'ordered'bytelephone
Residents who
order bags ,will be billed, unless -they.
prefer to_submtt.a check"<
at the time the bags are delivered.
The
bags come to quantities of 100 for
$9.50.- They
will fjord up to
30 gallons of
trash and are I} mils thick, which
meets city requirements for,
bags used for
refuse disposal.,
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of Iowa. C14y.
EAII�
DATE: April 9, 1976
TO:
City Council
FROM:
Bob Bowlin, Asst. City Attorney
RE:
Lovelace, et al. v. Board of Housing Appeals, et al.`-:
Attached -to this memo please find a copy of the District '
Courts'decision -in the case of Lovelace v,!`TheBoard of
Housing Appeals. :1n this case, the District t
Cour'seversed`
the finding of the Board of Housing `Appeal s',as to whether'
the Lovelace &:Poula Law Offices:needed an!acceptable
third opening in their basement, or a' sprinkler system The:.
Board of Housing Appeals will be meeting in thA very; near.
future to determine if they wish to,appealjthis,case
In its opinion, „the Court found no legal basis.forthe rnqu;ire
"
ment_that a third, opening be made or.that a.£ire extingu
1.ishKng
system be provided, and ordered the Board of:Ho"i�",ng:1Appealtf
totakeaction to withdrawthe oral noticeofralleged-violalion
issued by the Building Inspector.
Respectfully submitted,`
2i
Robert H. Bowlin
Assistant City Attorney
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sec:-3807- (a) Ceneral. Antomalre fire,extioguishing sys >, b
lems shall tvmply with the provisions of;lhis Section
(b) %*here Required. Standard aulomalic`firetxtinguuh r j
hiB ) + •stems shill be installed aiid maintained in operable Fm i 1
dition as.sproRed in lhii Chapter in the following locations` �>
1. In even• story. basemen( or cellar of all buildings excepti
( 3 tit p
Group f: Ott•upancies when floor area exceeds 1.500 square
feet and there is not provided at least 20 square feet of open
ing rutirtly above the adjoining ground level In'each 50 bneal Ir
feetor fraction thereof of exterior wall in the story, basement 1
or Cellar oil at least one side of the building.'Openings shall(
SUE-
have u tninimnm dimension of not less than �0 inches Such oMtT
openu+gs shall. be maintained readily, acatsable"to'the
De artnient and shall not be obstructed in a manner_that fire
OR=
lighting or rescue cannot be accomplishedlI(rom the exterior
.
When openings in ■ story are provided on.only one side r ���p; rid fir
and rise opposite wall of such story is more than 75 feet from _ �� �= r1 `{
such openings, the sto%ryshall be provided with an; approved' i ' 4
' . autvmalic fire-extinguishing_ system, or, openmgs,as.spectlied
above dull be provided on at least two sides of the exterior. c�
wam of the story.
If any portion of a basement or cellar islocated more than
75 feet from oprnings requued in this Section, the basement i�
or cellar shall be provided witTi an approved automatic fire- F
extinguishing system.
In examining said ordinance," if the area ,exceeds 100 gquare,Y
feet, automatic fire extinguishing systems-.,s houinstalled
µ T
unless there are provided sufficient ';openings.
of at l0ast 20
square feet of opening above the! adjoining.ground, evel in
each So lineal feet of exterior wall:; in the basemtnt,:;on at, r ,
o
r-
least'one side of the building. The'exterior measilrementsrof,
r ,+
tho rectangular building are 30 by 7.0 feet; which irould provide t.
..
200.lineal feet of exterior wall, requissng 807 sgt{re feet of is
l
opening as Set out in the ordinance:;, The board'agreed by their+'`
pp ,
-motion and by stipulation herein that the' ..two stairways out of
the basement are openings. The rear":stairway opening is 14
by S feet, or 70 square feet.' The, stairway exit'is 8
9 feet, or 76.5 feet of opening, leading to the first fluor,;
Y
Wherein there is a front exit of over, SO square feet and a '
window exit, opening of over. 80 square feet. Said openings ate°
t
in excess of the minimum dimensions ,.'Of 30�inches-','are 'readzly
accessible, 'noL obstructed. No portion of the basement ort cellar
is located more than 75 feet•from the openings :}3�,$ Y
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DA TEr Apri
TO., -.Neal Berlin, Dennis Kraft, CityCouncil;'
FROM: Lyle Seydel, Housing Coordinator'/
RE: v_ V
Proposed ch
anges.to Chapter 9.30 Minimum -
Municipal Code
I. Attached is -a copy of Chapter 9.30 (yellow)
were adopted in March 1965. Revisions were ;adoptee
October19 6, .Tune 194(7, October 1968, May 1969an
'ems ,_� /.._
Also attached is a.proposed revision of,-the--en-
main purpose in'recommending.revision is'clarifica-
and enforcement.
2. -Changes in the recommended-revision.'are marked
Only major deviations,or-changes-will-be addressed`
a. Chapter ,9.30.1 Definitions,
Twenty definitions have been added to the
reference and clarifying the standard. -All-,definii
-taken from national, state or other local__codes: Ts:!
b, Chapter, 9.30.2 Inspections of Dwellings.'
Considerable change in format and_ -Right of
Provides for application to'a magi strate'for;;an`orC
inspection -in the event entry is refused'.'; Persons=
demand for,entry.violates this sub=division and•:she
misdemeanor.
C. Chapter 9.30.3 Substandard -Buildings. -
',A new section and is addedfor clarity. and' -,
for the Housing -Inspector It,does`parallel-
Building Code which isenforced by the -Building_-Ins
d. Chapter 9.30.4-J-,' -Conveyance _.Transferor Cc
A new erection. Will require an inspection;
to the conveyancy,.:transfer,`or;conversion-from.one
tion to_another. Noted deficiencies must be'correc
certificate of compliance will be'issued to the%new
selling an;auto on -a Red=Title.
e. Chapter 9.30.5`.,. Enforcement, Notice"�and,He
No substantial. changes. 'Paragraph B'has b.e
a'certificate is issued to.the owner,and`is not''ara
contemplated that this.section may ..-be,Utilized`to'a
the future without resorting to court ad..theIfirst:"
4
e..'standar
May;19G5
bruary 19
Chapter:;.
,_ silnplif
-2-
f Chapter 9.30.6 Basic Equipment a_n'dll
Primary,.changes are in verbiager:;par�
Sub -paragraph 9130.6.A details requ"
storagecapabilutensils.
lrements'�j
ItY for:food and uten'l --:-'
Sub -paragraph S1 s-�1�:�'Tl
is used R 'has a:Vekbiage change'first�]
.instead of, "dwelling".Sub-paragraph
I -p
requirements. Sub aragrapt
g.. Chapter 9 30�7 Light Ventilation-.:ar .
iSub-paragraph Li,M and N have be -- - en;1ad
_ �p
doors and windows.- M and N provide-tfie-,Housi
authority to enforce fire safety code and ele
h.
.Chapter - 9-30.8 :General Requirements
Sanitary Maintenance of Parts, I of Dwellings. -an
No significant changes. Sub-paragrap
safely coveringorfillingof abandoned ciste
i. Chapter _9.30.9�. IMinimum space, Use,
Sub -paragraph A changes,8:quare footage of.:'' b
This is in conformance with ;new building
code
j. Chapter 9_30.10 ,Responsibilities_ _o -f,--)
No significant changes from previous-:edition.;--
beenmore properly --placed in.the paragraph raph-.
k. chapter
9.30-11'Rooming Houses
Sub -paragraph Mhas been added. `:Limit
are addi
rom 0 ,..to
action' lf7 I `
ease:,the citj
ently;415 . per.<
Clifton,Lamt
which-'provi
otorjfuel tar
ally increasi
sconcern f<
very little:
d be done
0ators' to, ie
wouhi provi
tuld be used
?nerated fro
LEGIaLATIVEUPD 7
een Ore
cupiedhile Withathe spendingll Of us elimit/property
"relief"
-;,
doing°anything-to=-
tax bill, there has been some
legislative action on
tion'of the>fund_((
`' Senate-Minority-rLe-
other fronts, and
the following is an update on bills of
interest to cities:
has introduced SF;'1
increasingthe
stat
at the same_time:gr
'
MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE FUND
(SF
city percentage frc
next three years.
1276 --PASSED SENATE; IN
-HOUSE APP90PRIATIONS COMMITTEE)
Last wee k;seve
�
The Senate passed SF 11.76 on April
by a vote'of.
at higin Des Moines
at highitghting:the
,6
41-3. The bili provides $15
mi)lion,to ahe Municipal As;iistance
action now to"appro,
streetand road Con:
Fund
and $5 Million to the,County; Assist ance
Fund for PY76_77.
'Hance:;'°Those,?in ati
islative;leaders.exE
These ffigures repre-
sent increases above ..this year's$12
million
Problem,`but:;there'r
for Cities and $4 million for
counties
tion that anythingt
ACTION
While Senate passage was virtually;the
unanimous,.serious problems Iexist,in
.Urge a
Lamborn:sltO bill, wh
House. Following
Ray, Houselleaders
te
the'lead of Governor
setadollarstotherwis
to _a position
have continual held
which advocates
petty. taxes ;;'
cutting
municipal assistance back to $9 million
next
DEPOSIT,.OF PI
year and eliminating the ;funds for
counties al ogether.`.This approach
(SF-, 1216;=;H1
SENATE AND;HOI
is
based on an!'assumption that of the total
funds
appropriated for. this year, $3
million of the cities'lamount
These bills woul
and all of
the counties'„ $4 million was intended to
be a "one-shot" deal
apandprovedssavingsfandl
well-as`.in
-This is`consistent
With the Governor's two-year budget
jections, ear et
ap' 'and
also; provides "city of
pro-
in'which he -Cal hot mil-
lion to the Aunicipal'Ass-1 edistarice
in making decisions,;._
each year of the Fund in
of'the state to seta
interest;that,may
current bienriium.
be
ACTION: Urge yourRepresentatives
to approve SF 1276
funds
as passed by the Sen-
ate with $15 million for Municipal'Assis-
REVENUE18ONDS/II
(SF %1274; HI
tance.
SENATE AND, HOL?SI
RDA D"USE TAX/MOTOR FUEL
To deal with a d,
= TAX:INCREASE (SF 1169jf
market, these biIIs.ae
maximum interest rate:
There has been little discussion
thus far this
pledge orders from etg
year on the subject of the
Road Use Tax fund, and'even less''talk of
end tha.maximum rat6ig
eo
seven and'one half to
ease:,the citj
ently;415 . per.<
Clifton,Lamt
which-'provi
otorjfuel tar
ally increasi
sconcern f<
very little:
d be done
0ators' to, ie
wouhi provi
tuld be used
?nerated fro
s
n
a city without-a`code in forte would have fense`divis'
to adopt the, state coder Public;Defei
ter.servi_ce:
The code would apply._to;all ;,buildings thorizedito
and new construction --except far,, buildings services,in,
and dwellings in all governmental subdivi made disast
YThe
bills also maW chang n state
: 1
law provisionsconcerning the accumulation
-'
of a bond =reserve .fund 'and in the refunding
<
of interest'on certain.olbigai:ions.
Thi
CERTIFIED SERVICE AREAS
-mentwou
FOR UTILITIES (SF 1258, HF! 1528 --ON
Iowa':cou
cities i
-SENATE AND HOUSE CALENDARS)
menta
At the•;urging of the stale rural elec-
theLegi
tric cooperatives, these bill. are designed
'!territorial -protection'!
countyzg
houses;,o
to provide for elec_
tris utilities` in Iowa. ;In effect, they
form:in:
guarantee "certified service ureas"for each
fore:it',
utility and'protect utilities from encroach-
;'
LAND U.
ment by a"competitor..Ihe Iowa Commerce
Commission would=be given extensive new .
•IN SI
?
powers to regulate qestions :of which ,utility
,
should be serving -specific geographic areas..
" Fol
There epoeer to be real problemsAn z
'`s
last yeai
these b l concerning municipal franchise
Senate N,
rig`s and =power to control use of city
headed b
_ streets, rights of way- etc.
Union)`;.
-�
own,o
'n
shthown;ni
ACTION: Urge legislators .to protect
the rights of citizens to vote "on'frant-
of�actio
chises for utilities and protect the exist-
ing powers of cities toregulateutilities'
MUNICI
use of city streets, etc.
(HF;1
t
JUDICIAL-NOTICE.OF CITY CODES
Lim
(HF 1458 --SIGNED BY GOVERNOR APRIL 8)
Liatii_lit
Act: and'
To correct an oversight inthe Uni-
pe r 'pers
fied Trial;Court Act:of:'several years, ago,
;:..
this bill; provides that courls:;may give
PUB
judicial notice to properly adopted city
:,ELEC
codes,: thus eliminating:the necessity of
'IN SEN
pleading'and proving ,these codes in legal
actions.
rime
STATE BUILDING CODEtions',-Ac
(SF1207;'HF 1535--
unit,ele
PASSED SENATE; ON HOUSE CALENDAR)
persons s'
-
proposal
These bills establish a uniform state
total','_nu
building code based on'model'codes.and cre .`
voted '=
ate a new`state'department of building codes
''==
in place of:,the.current unit inthe.Office
STA
for Planning and Programming. `
IN SE
A city which is enforcing ,a model code
could apply for exemption from: coverage
Thi
under the new:state:code, and local -enforce-
existing
-':ment agencies could propose variations. -r But -
,:legislat
s
n
a city without-a`code in forte would have fense`divis'
to adopt the, state coder Public;Defei
ter.servi_ce:
The code would apply._to;all ;,buildings thorizedito
and new construction --except far,, buildings services,in,
and dwellings in all governmental subdivi made disast