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Legal Department Memorandum <br /> No. 2015-01 <br /> DATE: January 20, 2015 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council <br /> FROM: Wendy Morthland, Corporation Counsel <br /> Susan Kretsinger, Neighborhood Inspections Administrator <br /> SUBJECT: Unsafe Structures <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: An item on the agenda for the meeting of January <br /> 20, 2015, is a resolution authorizing action regarding unsafe structures. City staff <br /> recommends approval. <br /> BACKGROUND: This is the beginning of the process seeking court-ordered demolition <br /> of unsafe and abandoned structures throughout the community. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None anticipated at this time. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Legal Department staff. <br /> STAFF REFERENCES: Any questions may be forwarded to Wendy Morthland at 424- <br /> 2807, or email at wmorthland(a)-decaturil.gov or Susan Kretsinger at 424-2794 or email <br /> at skretsinaer(a)decaturil.gov <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: The source of the funding of these demolitions will be <br /> determined at the time Judgments are obtained. The only funds currently budgeted for <br /> demolitions are those obtained from CDBG monies. This action can vary, but is usually <br /> completed in six (6) months from initiating the case, unless the case is contested <br /> through the courts and dependent on funding. <br />