The city council hereby establishes that city equipment may
be used on private property under the following circumstances:
(1) Enforcement
of city ordinances, including:
(A) Article
3.08 “dangerous buildings”;
(B) Article
8.03 “junked and abandoned vehicles”; and
(2) Maintenance
and/or repair of a public easement located on private property;
(3) Pursuant
to a city council adopted economic development program, such as a
chapter 380 economic development program;
(4) For
the benefit of special events such as festivals, parades or other
events that promote the city;
(5) For
the benefit of nonprofit organizations and/or organizations and/or
associations promoting and/or benefiting the city and/or serving a
public purpose;
(6) Catastrophic
and/or emergency events, such as sewer backups and/or other city utility
problems; and
(7) Provided that the specific uses of city equipment under subsections
(1) through
(6) herein are approved in advance by the city manager, except for situations under subsection
(6) where if the city manager is unavailable, then the department head may approve the work. The city manager shall report to the city council the use of city equipment used on private property pursuant to this section by the next city council meeting following the use of the city equipment.
(Ordinance 1158 adopted 3/19/15)