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OCT 12 1993 BOOK 90 P,�GET3 1 TO: Board of County Commissioners DATE: October 6, 1993 FILE: SUBJECT: Fred Mensing Request FROM• James E. Chandler REFERENCES: County Administrator Attached for your information is a copy of the May 12, 1992 Board minutes, when this matter was previously considered. Chairman Bird recognized Fred Mensing and asked Mr. Mensing to limit his remarks to new material and not repeat what has been discussed before because the Board members have an excerpt of the minutes of the BCC meeting of May 12, 1992, in the agenda backup material. Fred Mensing, 7580 129th Street, Roseland, came before the Board to address the issue of anonymous complaints of code violations. He noted that a year has passed since he last addressed the Commissioners on this subject and he felt that something definite needs to be done. He recounted the details of his original accusations that a code enforcement officer trespassed on his property when his property was posted, and he stated that the problem ultimately was resolved. Mr. Mensing suggested the following corrective action to handle anonymous complaints: The caller should be asked where he/she lives and then be referred to the Commissioner responsible for that district. That Commissioner personally should investigate the complaint to see that the complainer is not guilty of any violations, see that the complaint is legitimate, and then an inspection warrant would be requested. Legitimate violations would be presented to the Code Enforcement Board for action. Mr. Mensing realized that this will cause more work for a Commissioner, but he pointed out that being a Commissioner is not a part-time job. He also did not want to hear the excuse that the proposed plan is unworkable. Mr. Mensing did not know if all Board members were aware that he submitted to a "pat down" by a Deputy Sheriff before his 20