Code of Ordinances Amendment - Title 6 Rental Property Management Program Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Action Items # 2.
ITEM TITLE: Rental Property Management Program
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of an Ordinance which updates the
name of the program.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 6
Health, Housing, Sanitation and Environment, Chapter 6 Housing
Regulations, Section 6-6-7 Licenses and Inspections by changing the
program name from Crime Free Multi-Housing to Successful Rental
Property Management
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ Rental Property Management Program-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
❑ Staff Memo Staff Memo
❑ Ordinance Ordinance
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Rental Property Management Program
DATE: March 10, 2015
Title 6, Chapter 6, Section 6-6-7 requires property managers or owners to complete a
program to hold their rental dwelling operating license. The City recently changed the
name of the program from Crime Free Multi-Housing Program to Successful Rental
Property Management
Assistant City Attorney Crenna Brumwell recommends City Council approval of an
Ordinance which updates the name of the program.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Micliael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Crenna Brumwell, Assistant City Attorney
THS CITY OF
DUB E MEMORANDUM
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CRENNA M . BRUMWELL , ESQ.
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY n I�/ / -4-c-
To: Michael C. Van Milligen(V/",',"
City Manager
DATE: February 27, 2015
RE: Rental Property Management Program
Title 6, Chapter 6, Section 6-6-7 requires property managers or owners to complete a
program to hold their rental dwelling operating license. The City recently changed the
name of the program from Crime Free Multi-Housing Program to Successful Rental
Property Management.
Attached is an ordinance which updates the name of the program. I would ask that the
ordinance be reviewed and forwarded to the City Council for consideration. Thank you.
Enclosure
cc: Mark Dalsing, Chief of Police
Alvin Nash, Housing & Community Development Director
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
SUITE 330,HARBOR VIEWPLACE,300 MAIN STREET DUBUQUE, IA 52001-6944
TELEPHONE (563)589-4381 /FAA (563)583-1040/EMAIL cbrumwel@cityofdubuque.org
Prepared by: Crenna M. Brumwell, Esq. 300 Main Street Suite 330 Dubuque IA 52001 563 589-4381
ORDINANCE NO. 24-15
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 6 HEALTH, HOUSING,
SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENT, CHAPTER 6 HOUSING REGULATIONS, SECTION 6-6-
7 LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS BY CHANGING THE PROGRAM NAME FROM CRIME
FREE MULTI -HOUSING TO SUCCESSFUL RENTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 6-6-7 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is amended to read
as follows:
6-6-7: LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS:
A. Rental Dwelling Operating License:
3. Suspension/Revocation:
a. The city manager may, for good cause, suspend or revoke a rental dwelling
operating license for a dwelling, and in the case of a multi -family dwelling,
suspend the license as to one or more units for a period not to exceed one year
for any of the following:
(5) Failure to attend the city's rental property management program; or
4. Licenses: The city manager is hereby authorized to issue and renew a rental
dwelling operating license in the name of the applicant property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional, provided the following criteria are met:
e. Completion Of Program: The property owner or manager must have completed
the city's rental property management program or a program of continuing
education approved by the city manager as follows:
(6) Licensed real estate professionals are exempted from the city's
rental property management program attendance requirement.
(7) The city manager may waive the continuing education/city's rental
property management program attendance requirement upon the
submission of a written request by a property owner, manager, or licensed
real estate professional and after finding that:
Section 2. This Ordinance takes effect upon publication.
Passed, approved, and adopted the 16th day of March, 2015.
Attest:
Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk
OLi
oy D. Buol, Mayor
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
6-6-7: LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS:
A. Rental Dwelling Operating License:
3. Suspension/Revocation:
a. The city manager may, for good cause, suspend or revoke a rental
dwelling operating license for a dwelling, and in the case of a multi-family
dwelling, suspend the license as to one or more units for a period not to
exceed one year for any of the following:
(5) Failure to attend the city's rental property manage menterime
free rn,dt; hn,usmp , program; or
4. Licenses: The city manager is hereby authorized to issue and renew a
rental dwelling operating license in the name of the applicant property owner,
manager, or licensed real estate professional, provided the following criteria are
met:
e. Completion Of Program: The property owner or manager must
have completed the city's rental property managementr-rime free
hG61GiR9 program " r a program of continuing education
approved by the city manager as follows:
(6) Licensed real estate professionals are exempted from the
city's rental property managementarime free ^"'A}' h^""'^^ program
attendance requirement.
(7) The city manager may waive the continuing education/city's
rental property managementerime freeM 1'x,9 program
attendance requirement upon the submission of a written request
by a property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional
and after finding that:
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper
on the following dates: March 20, 2015, and for which the charge is $25.72.
Subscribed to before me,
this cd,5i day of
Q4-- a
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
, 20/x" .
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(5) Failure to attend
the city's rental'
property management
program; or
¢. Licenses: The city
manager is hereby
authorized to issue and
renew a rental
dwelling operating li-'
cense in the name of
/^ the applicant property•
./��//f/ owner, manager; or`
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professional,
zeal estate
prefessionan provided'
the following: criteria
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. are met:
MARY It, WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154555
My Comm, Exp. FEB, 1, 2017
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO.24-15
AMENDING CITY OF
DUBUQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES. TITLE '6
HEALTH, HOUSING,
SANITATION AND EN-
VIRONMENT, CHAPTER
6 HOUSING REGULA-
TIONS, SECTION 6-6-7
LICENSES AND 'IN-
SPECTIONS BY CHANG-
ING THE PROGRAM
NAME FROM CRIME
FREE MULTI -HOUSING
TO SUCCESSFUL REN-
TAL PROPERTY MAN-
AGEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT ORDAINED BY TI -IE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
, CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA:
Section 1. Section 6-6-
7 of the City of
Dubuque Code of
Ordinances is amended
to read as follows:
6-6-7: LICENSES AND
INSPECTIONS:
A. Rental Dwelling
Operating License:,
3. Suspension/Revoca-
tion:
a. The city manager
may, for good cause,
suspend or revoke a
rental dwelling operat-
ing license for a
dwelling, and in the
case of a multi -family
dwelling, suspend the
license as to one or
more units for a period
not to exceed one year
for any of the
following.
e. Completion of
Program:)The property
owner or :manager,
must have completed
the . city's rental
property management
program or a program
of, continuing educa-
tion approved by the
city manager as
follows:
(6) Licensed real
estate professionals
are exempted from the
city's rental property
management program
attendance require
mu
(7)en' The city manager
may waive the
continuing education/
city's, rental property
management :program
attendance require-
ment upon the sub-
mission of a ;written
request by a property
owner, manager, or
licensed real estate
professional and after
finding that:
S. T
ordinancectione takes2.effechist
upon publication.
Passed, approved,
and adopted the 16th
day of March, 2015.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: ,/s/Trish`L
Gleason, Assistant City.
Clerk
Published officially in.
the Telegraph 'Herald
newspaper on the 20th
day of March, 2015.
/s/Trish L. Gleason,
Assistant City Clerk
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