§ 2-378. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

Board shall mean the Gainesville Code Enforcement Board.

City shall mean the City of Gainesville, Florida.

Clerk or clerk of the board shall mean the administrative staff person in the city responsible for the preparation, development and coordination of all administrative and case management services necessary for the proper functioning of the board.

Code shall mean any of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gainesville, Florida, as described in section 2-377 above.

Code inspector or code officer shall mean any employee or other agent of the city designated by law, ordinance, the city manager, or the general manager for utilities, whose duties are to ensure compliance and enforce city codes or ordinances.

Commission shall mean the city commission which is the legislative body of the City of Gainesville, Florida.

Special magistrate shall mean a person authorized to hold quasi-judicial hearings and assess fines against violators of the City Code of Ordinances and such other authority as may be conferred by F.S. ch. 162, or any other law.

(Code 1960, § 29B-3; Ord. No. 3566, § 2, 9-18-89; Ord. No. 020196, § 2, 9-9-02; Ord. No. 031205, § 2, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 121102, § 1, 8-1-13)

State law reference

Similar provisions, F.S. § 162.04.

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.