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Administrative Adjudication


Department Head – Alisa A. Lukasiewicz, Department of Law
Division Head - Linda L. Scott, Assistant Director
Phone Number – (716) 851-4046
Address – 215 City Hall, Buffalo, New York 14202

Description of Services

  • Investigate and issue summonses for municipal code violations that affect the quality of life of residents, such as various street and trash violations, snow violations and illegal dumpings
  • Coordinate enforcement of city ordinances relating to quality of life and nuisance violations with Street Sanitation, Fire, License, Inspections, Dogs and Police Departments and process summonses issued by departments
  • Accept pleas and to hear and determine charges of municipal code violations
  • Meet with businesses to discuss city ordinances and various municipal code violations and their compliance with same
  • Meet and discuss quality of life issues with various block clubs and organizations
  • Investigate and respond to Citizen Services complaints relating to municipal code violations
  • Maintain complete and accurate records of all adjudication summonses and related accounts receivables
  • Accept testimony and to hear and determine disposition of fee disputes for excessive avoidable alarms
  • Accept testimony and to hear and determine disposition of fee disputes for $75 inspection fee.
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