Page 1 ORDINANCE NO.: 1993 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE THE REVOLVING NUISANCE ABATEMENT FUND IN THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Prichard, Alabama, finds and determines that in the City of Prichard, Alabama, there are, or may in the future be, buildings or structures which are dilapidated, unsafe, dangerous, unsanitary, a menace to the health, morals, safety and general welfare of the people of this city which might tend to constitute a fire menace and which are a public nuisance;. WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Prichard, Alabama, finds and determines that in the City of Prichard, Alabama, there are, or may in the future be, weeds which are unsafe, dangerous, unsanitary, a menace to the health, morals, safety and general welfare of the people of this city which might tend to constitute a fire menace and which are a public nuisance; WHEREAS, the governing body desires to create a revolving fund dedicated to the demolition or removal of such dangerous structures and the abatement public weed nuisances in the City of Prichard from funds received by the City of Prichard as a result of liens placed against property in the city where the city has abated public weed nuisances and/or has torn down or otherwise removed structures posing a fire menace or public nuisance; WHEREAS, it is the intent of the governing body that funds so received by the City of Prichard as a result of liens placed against property in the city where the city has abated public weed nuisances and/or has torn down or otherwise removed structures posing a fire menace or public nuisance be poured into a special account herein authorized to be used to tear down or remove structures posing a fire menace or public nuisance; the abatement of weeds; and the purchase of such equipment as may be reasonable and necessary to carry out such activity. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, as follows: 1. There is hereby created the Revolving Nuisance Abatement Fund in the City of Prichard to assist the city with the demolition and removal of structures that posing a fire menace or public nuisance; the abatement of weeds posing a public nuisance; and the purchase of such equipment as may be reasonable and necessary to carry out such demolition, removal and abatement activity. -1- Page 2 © 2. The City of Prichard is hereby authorized and directed to establish a special account to be known as the Revolving Nuisance Abatement Fund Account atCommonwealth National Bank for the purpose of receiving, keeping and disbursing funds therein deposited in accordance with this Ordinance. 2. In order to fund the Revolving Nuisance Abatement Fund and accomplish the purposes of this Ordinance, all monies received by the City of Prichard from the following sources shall, upon receipt, be deposited to the Revolving Nuisance Abatement Fund Account: a. Funds received from by the City of Prichard from or as a result of the demolition of structures deemed to have been a fire menace or public nuisance, from whatever source, including but not limited to, the Mobile County Revenue Commissioner, by or in behalf of the owner(s) of the property or person(s) against whom the property is assessed for ad valorem taxation; and b. Funds received from by the City of Prichard from or as a result of the abatement of weeds deemed to have been a public nuisance, from whatever source, including but not limited to, the Mobile County Revenue Commissioner, by or in behalf of the owner(s) of the property or person(s) against whom the property is assessed for ad valorem taxation. 3. The Department of Finance shall have responsibility of managing the Revolving Nuisance Abatement Fund and shall make regular reports, at least once every 60 days, to the governing body detailing amounts received to date for the preceding twelve (12) months and from what source(s); the amounts expended for the preceding twelve (12) months and for which projects; and the unencumbered balance. 4. From time to time, the governing body may appropriate funds from the Revolving Nuisance Abatement Fund for the following purposes: (a) The demolition or removal of dilapidated structures found to be a public nuisance under the existing ordinances of the City of Prichard; (c) The abatement of weeds found to be a public nuisance under the existing ordinances of the City of Prichard; and (dq) ‘The purchase of equipment and supplies to assist the city with the demolition or removal of dilapidated structures or the abatement of weeds found to be a public nuisance under the existing ordinances of the City of Prichard. 5. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its adoption as required by -2- Page 3 law. ADOPTED this the 23rd day of _ August , 2012. HERMAN TOWNER, se Presiding tie: ATTEST: Date 2 Aut DARLENE PALMER LEWIS, City Clerk ve APPROVED this the) ° day of Apys wat , 2012. ~ RONALD K. DAVIS, Mayor