§ 11-21. Complaint procedure.

Any person who claims to have been injured by an act made unlawful by this article or who claims that he will be injured by such an act, may file a complaint with the town council. A complaint shall be filed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the alleged unlawful act occurred. Complaints shall be in writing and shall contain such information and be in such form as required by the council. Upon receipt of a complaint the council shall appoint one (1) of the council members to investigate it, and the council member so appointed shall complete his investigation within fifteen (15) days. If a majority of the council finds reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this article has occurred, or if a person charged with violation of this article refused to furnish information to the council, the council may request that the county court prosecute an action under this article against the person charged in the complaint. The proceedings for prosecuting the violation shall conform to the applicable Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The request for prosecution shall be in writing, signed by the council and shall be accompanied by a warrant to be sworn to by the aggrieved person and served upon the person charged with the offense.

(Code 1964, § 5A-16; Ord. No. 80-11, § 6, 11-13-80)