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Section 7-48. Public nuisance declared. All dangerous buildings or structures which shall constitute a menace to the health, morals, safety, or general welfare of their occupants or of the general public are declared to be public nuisances and shall be ordered to be vacated, repaired, secured, or demolished as hereinafter provided. Section 7-49. Building and standards corrmiission. (a) Created; purpose. There is hereby created a building and standards commission of the City of Paris, whose members shall be appointed by the city council to hear and determine cases concerning alleged violations of this article. (b) Membership; terms. The building and standards commission created hereunder shall consist of five members appointed by the city council, each of whom shall be a resident of the city of Paris, Texas. The members of said commission shall hold their offices for a period of two years, or until their successors are appointed, provided that three ofthe five initially appointed hereafter shall serve for a term of one year, unless reappointed, such that all members shall ultimately serve a staggered term of two years. As nearly as practical, the members of said commission shall be qualified in one or more of the fields of fire prevention, building conshuction, sanitation, health, and public safety. The city council may remove a commission member for cause on a written charge. Before a decision regarding removal is made, the city council must hold a public hearing on the matter if requested by the commission member subjectto the removal action. The city council shall also appoint four alternate members of the commission who shall serve in the absence of one or more regular members when requested to do so by the city manager or a code inspector as the city manager's designee. The alternate members serve for the same period and are subject to removal in the same manner as the regular members. Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled by appointment by the city council far the unexpired term. A vacancy for alternate members shall be filled in the same manner as a vacancy among the regular members. The City's code inspectors shall also be ex- officio and nonvoting members of the building and standards commission. (c) Proceedings of the commission. (1) The building and standards commission shall upon due notice as set outherein conduct public hearings and other proceedings to implement and enforce the provisions of this article. In any event, public hearings as set out herein shall be conducted as otherwise provided herein and shall be a precedent to the issuance of any orders by said commission. Page 5 of 23