NUISANCE ABATEMENT ORDINANCES - 71.285

This act allows the cities of Farmington and Perryville to remove weeds or trash without a hearing or notice from a property that has more than one ordinance violation within a growing season for overgrown weeds or within a calendar year for trash.

Such cities may recoup the costs of the removal from the property owner by issuing a special tax bill to be collected with other taxes assessed against the property. If the bill is not paid when due, the cities may charge eight percent interest on the amount owed.

The provisions of this act do not apply to lands owned by a public utility or any rights-of-way, easements or lands controlled by a railroad.

This provision is identical to a provision of the truly agreed to and finally passed SB 58 (2013), a provision of the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SB 23 (2013), a provision of SCS/HCS/HB 161 (2013), and SB 57 (2013).

ALTERNATIVE ORDINANCE PASSAGE IN FARMINGTON - 77.675

This act provides an alternate method of adopting or repealing ordinances for the City of Farmington that allows such ordinances to be put to a vote of the people prior to being finally passed.

In order to bring the ordinance to a vote, a majority of the city council must pass a bill that sets forth the ordinance and includes a provision requiring that the ordinance be passed by the voters. Upon the mayor's signature and approval, the question of whether to adopt or repeal the ordinance is placed on the ballot at the next municipal election.

If a majority of the registered voters of the city approve the ordinance, then it becomes law.

This provision is identical to the truly agreed to and finally passed SB 58 (2013), a provision of the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SB 23 (2013), and a provision of SCS/HCS/HB 161 (2013).

MEGHAN LUECKE