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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 68-200 Revised Page 6 shall vest, all in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 715, 261. In cases where such procedure is desirable and any delay thereby caused will not be dangerouse to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of the people of the City of North Olmsted, the Building Commissioner shall notify the Law Director to take legal action to force the owner to make all necessary repairs or demolish the building . 1331.06 DUTIES OF THE LAW DIRECTOR The Law Director or his office shall : ( a) Prosecute all persons failing to comply with the terms of the notices provided for in Section 1331.04 ( d) and ( e) and the order provided for in Section 1331. 05 ( d ) . ( b) Appear, when requested by the Building Commissioner, at all hearings before the Building Commissioner in regards to dangerous buildings. ( c) If requested by the Council of the City of North Olmsted, bring suit to collect all costs incurred in repairing or causing to be vacated or demolish dangerous buildings if the costs of same have not been certified to the County Auditor as provided in Section 1331.05 ( e). ( d) Take such other legal action as is necessary to carry out the terms and provisions of this chapter. 1331.07 EMERGENCY CASES Whenever complaint is made to the Building Commissioner of the existence of a dangerous building ora public nuisance, as defined in Sections 1331.01 and 1331.03, in the City, and after inspection, as required in Section 1331.04, he should find that a dangerous building deemed to be a public nuisance does exist and that the public health, safety or welfare is in immediate danger, he shall promptly notify the Service Director and the Chief of the Fire Department who shall cause to be inspected the premises on which it is alleged such public nuisance exists, if they have not already done so. Written reports of the inspection and of the findings of the Building Commissioner and the Chief of the Fire Department, with respect tothe existence of the public nuisance, as defined in Section 1331, 01 and 1331, 03, and any immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare, shall be filed with the Service Director. Should a majority of the Board of Appeal, at a special meeting find that a public nuisance exists and that the nature thereof is such as to re- quire its summary abatement, it shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to cause photgraphs of such nuisance to be made and to be made and to file and keep in his office the written reports of the findings of the aforesaid officials. The Building Commissioner shall determine the person, firm or corporation having an interest in the aforesaid property and shall immediately cause a written notice to be issued as defined in Section 1331. 04 ( d) and ( e ) , and shall further state that unless the owners or parties in interest thereof shall cause the abatement of the public nuisance within five days after service of the notice, the same will be abated by the City after Council has authorized the abatement at the expense of the owners or parties in interest in the same manner as provided in Section 1331. 05 ( e ) . AnY act , inspection or finding required to be carried out by any such public offical under this chapter may be carried out by any of his subordinates, assigned or directed by him to carry out such function. This provision shall be subject to Section 1331. 05 ( b) and ( c)