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e tt Sec. 82-13, "Rules and Meetings." The Building Code Appeals Board shall adopt rules of procedure in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and this code. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times as at least four (4) members of the Building Code Appeals Board may determine. All meetings of the Building Code Appeals Board shall be open to the public. The Building Code Appeals Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or in failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of all of its official acts, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the City Secretary and shall become a public record. Sec. 82-14, "Powers and Duties of the Board." The Building Code Appeals Board shall have the following powers: 1. To hear and decide appeals from the determination of a building official where it is alleged that on a claim that the true intent of the building and construction codes adopted in this chapter have been incorrectly interpreted, that the provisions of a code adopted under this chapter do not fully apply, or that an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The Building Code Appeals Board shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code. 2. The Building Code Appeals Board is to conduct a regular comprehensive review of the codes adopted in this chapter, and has the power to recommend to the City Council of the City of La Porte changes, additions, or deletions from said codes for any reason including the following: a. Defects in the text of the codes; b. Deficiencies created by improper or lax administration of the codes; or c. inconsistency with the State Statutes or judicial decisions. Sec. 82-15. "Action on Appeal." In exercising the powers set forth in this section, the Building Code Appeals Board, in conformity with the provision of this chapter and the codes adopted in this chapter, may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination, as ought to be made, of the Building Official, and to that end shall have all the powers of the enforcement officer from whom the appeal is taken.