The Board of Trustees of Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio met in regular session at the Miami Township Civic Building on February 4, 2003 with the following members present: Mary Makley Wolff, Edwin H. Humphrey and Joseph W. Uecker.tion:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABATEMENT, CONTROL OR REMOVAL OF VEGETATION, GARBAGE, REFUSE OR DEBRIS PURSUANT TO SECTION 505.87 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, DISPENSING WITH THE SECOND READING AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Section 505.87 of the Revised Code sets forth specific procedures
for the abatement, control or removal of vegetation, garbage, refuse or debris
and to recover from owners the total costs of said abatement, control or
removal; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Miami Township is utilizing these statutes to
accomplish the removal of the debris located at the end of Brooklyn Avenue; and
WHEREAS, on January 21, 2003, the Board of Trustees determined that the debris
located on the property owned by Suzanne Hackett, Parcel #18-25-13E-121, was
declared a nuisance and whereas the Board finds that the debris needs to be
removed; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has given seven (7) day notice of its decision
to the property owner and lienholder of record and no removal of the debris has
occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of Miami Township
("Board"), Clermont County, Ohio by authority of Chapter 504 and
Section 505.87 of the Ohio Revised Code, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Trustees of Miami Township ("Board") has complied with the requirements of the Revised Code Section 505.87.
SECTION 2. That the Board hereby orders the removal of the debris located at the end of Brooklyn Avenue, Auditor's Parcel #18-25-13E-121, in accordance with the orders previously issued by the Board.
SECTION 3. That the Board further orders that notice of this order be sent by
certified mail to the owner of the property, Suzanne Hackett, as well as to any
equitable lienholders of record upon the real property where the debris is
located. The notice shall inform the property owner that the debris will be
removed.
SECTION 4. That the Miami Township Administrator is directed to cause the
removal by either utilizing the Township Service Department or by private
contract. The total costs of removing the debris will be assessed against the
property. In the event the township causes the removal of the debris and the
land owner fails to pay the costs to the township, the costs will be certified
as a lien against the land and the clerk of the township is hereby instructed to
certify the total costs together with a proper description of the land to the
county auditor to place the costs upon the tax duplicate and be repaid into the
general fund upon collection. The costs of the removal are to be paid out of the
general fund.
SECTION 5: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure
pursuant to Section 504.11 of the Ohio Revised Code, necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare of Miami Township,
in order to remove the debris located at the end of Brooklyn Avenue.
SECTION 6: That the Board does hereby dispense with the requirement that this
Resolution be read on two separate days, pursuant to Section 504.10 of the Ohio
Revised Code, and authorizes the adoption of this Resolution upon its first
reading.
SECTION 7: That this Board hereby finds and determines that all formal actions
relative to the passage of this Resolution were taken in an open meeting of this
Board, and that all deliberations of this Board and of its Committees, if any,
which resulted in formal action, were taken in meetings open to the public, in
full compliance with applicable legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of
the Ohio Revised Code.
SECTION 8: This Resolution shall take effect at the earliest period allowed by
law.
First Reading: February 4, 2003
Second Reading: Dispensed with
Effective: February 14, 2003