(1) Enforcement Authority. The department is authorized to take appropriate steps it deems necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.

(2) The director of the department, or designee, may develop and publish procedures and guidelines to aid in the implementation of this chapter.

(3) The department may collect data regarding residential evictions in the city, in an effort to help the city better understand rental housing and its impacts on renters and housing providers, and inform the need to develop and implement additional ordinances or policies regarding residential housing. (Ord. 737 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023).