Legal Documents of Sweetwater
Code of Sweetwater
Title 12 Building, Utility, etc. Codes
Chapter 12 Office Of Administrative L Aw Judge
12-1201 : Municipal administrative law judge.
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In accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated, § 6-54-1001 et seq., there is hereby created the office of administrative law judge to hear violations of any of the provisions codified in, or incorporated into, The Sweetwater Municipal Code relating to building and property maintenance including building codes, residential codes, plumbing codes, electrical codes, gas codes, mechanical codes, energy codes, property maintenance regulations contained in title 12 of The Sweetwater Municipal Code and all ordinances regulating any subject matter commonly found in the above-described codes.
The administrative law judge is not authorized to hear violation of codes adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, § 68-120-101(a) enforced by deputy building inspector pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, § 68-120-101(f).
The utilization of the administrative law judge shall be at the discretion of the codes enforcement officer and shall be an alternative to the enforcement in the City of Sweetwater Municipal Court.
- There is hereby created one (1) administrative law judge(s) position to be appointed pursuant to § 12-1205 below.
- The amount of compensation for the administrative law judge shall be approved by the board of commissioners.
- Clerical and administrative support for the office of administrative law judge shall be provided as determined by the city recorder.
- The administrative law judge shall perform all of the duties and abide by all of the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated, § 6-54-1001 et seq. (as added by Ord. #894, March 2013 Ch8_08-05-24)
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland