Sec. 672.05. - Board powers and duties.

(a) The Board shall serve as a quasi-judicial forum in which a determination regarding the existence of public nuisance conduct may be resolved in the public interest with due process of law. (b) The Board shall have the power to adopt or establish rules of procedure for the administration and conduct of its hearings. Such rules shall be designed to facilitate the efficient administration of this Chapter and shall always ensure fundamental due process. (c) The members of the Board shall elect a Chair who shall be a voting member from among the members of the Board. The member elected Chair shall serve as Chair for a term of one year and may be re-elected to serve an additional term or terms as Chair. (d) The presence of five members shall constitute a quorum of the Board. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of those members present and voting shall be necessary to take action. (e) The City may call hearings of the Board and all hearings shall be open to the public. (f) The Neighborhoods Department shall be the custodian of all Board case files and documents pertaining thereto. The Director of the Neighborhoods Department shall designate an individual to serve as Clerk to the Board, who shall be empowered to administer oaths to witnesses appearing before the Board, to issue subpoenas in the name of the Board for service of process by any JSO officer or designated agent and shall have the authority to certify other documents issued by the Board. (g) The General Counsel shall designate assistants general counsel to represent the Board and to present cases before the Board and to represent the City in the event of appellate review of orders issued by the Board. (Ord. 2021-83-E , § 2)