City Council to set election dates, consider several ordinances tonight

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

By Ralph Pokorny/Nevada Daily Mail

The Nevada City Council will be holding the first reading of an ordinance setting April 3 as the date for the 2012 city council election and Feb. 7, 2012, as the date for a primary if one is needed during tonight's meeting at 7 in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash Street.

In addition to setting the election dates, the council has a lengthy agenda to cover tonight including the appointment of the initial seven board members for the city's Industrial Development Authority-Nevada Redevelopment Corporation and two ordinances and the accompanying public hearings for sewer easements for the extension of the city's sewer system into the Meadow Lane development in the southeast part of town.

The council will also be considering seven ordinances amending the city code to facilitate nuisance abatement actions.

The first amends the city code to allow the issuance of administrative search warrants to "inspect and/or enforce the city's housing, zoning, building, heath, safety, nuisance, dangerous building, and fire codes in order to abate unlawful conditions."

The second ordinance will allow the building official to obtain an administrative search warrant if he is refused entry into a suspected dangerous building.

The third ordinance will amend the city code to permit the city to request an administrative search warrant if they are refused entry, to abate a specified nuisance.

The fourth ordinance will allow the police chief or his representative to obtain an administrative search warrant to remove damaged or disabled vehicles or other junk, that has not been removed as ordered, from property where they have been refused entry.

The fifth ordinance will allow the city's code enforcement officer to obtain an administrative search warrant if he is refused entry to abate weeds and trash.

The sixth ordinance will allow the city to obtain an administrative search warrant to enforce the city's zoning regulations.

The seventh ordinance will

The seventh ordinance will amend the city code to give the city's municipal judge the power to issue administrative search warrants.

Other items on the agenda include an emergency ordinance to authorize a contract with the Missouri Division of Family Services for the Emergency Shelter Grant. The grant will support the operation of the Moss House and a request for a license to sell beer with an alcohol content up 5 percent for both Dollar General stores.

They will also be considering the second reading of an ordinance amending the city's natural gas inspection regulations and an ordinance allowing the city to prequalify professional architects, engineers and land surveyors registered in Missouri.

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Seven board members for a municipality of this size? Isn't that a bit overkill? There are only three commissioners for the whole county. They seem to get done what's needed. The issue is to let the Dollar General's sell beer, but not the Cherry Street Grill?

-- Posted by ArtShop on Tue, Sep 20, 2011, at 7:46 AM
Casey's was turned down for the city due to WHERE they wanted to locate, not to protect Cash-N-Dash or Fastrip. It was due to the concern of the conjestion around the Ash/Austin stop light. It is bad enough with Family Video there.

-- Posted by montana_mustang on Tue, Sep 20, 2011, at 11:51 AM
Sounds as if the city council and city manager may be over stepping their authority, with the city codes they are voting on this evening. The way it is written, they don't have to have knowledge of a violation. The way it's written, if they think there could be a code violation, they believe they have the authority to enter any building in the city. Does this mean they can start around the square with a handfull of warrents, and check every building just because they think there might could be a violation? Is there no limet to their authority.

-- Posted by resident65 on Tue, Sep 20, 2011, at 3:03 PM
Another reason to not live in Nevada. This city's population has been about 8,000 since 1900. Turning it into a police state certainly won't enhance it's reputation.I would really be surprised if this is legal.

-- Posted by TerryB on Tue, Sep 20, 2011, at 6:20 PM
I am so glad I do not live in the city limits or have anything to do with the city. With this turn of events I will probably start going to lamar and shop.

Nevada Gestapo, show me your papers please.

-- Posted by endersgame on Thu, Sep 22, 2011, at 10:42 AM
see nevada is looking out for us great job i say cause now we have cheaper beer at the dollar general store i say heck yeah and if there closed we can go to the new drive the beer stop nevada is coming around i tell ya keep up the good work guys lol by the way howi great post i am curiouse where the ilk group is cause i cant wait to hear how they turn this around to say how the council is so great for this i would really use a caseys pizza right now one more thought real quick does dollar general have the own brand of beer maybe in a yellow and black can lol

-- Posted by 3D-shooter on Thu, Sep 22, 2011, at 8:00 PM

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