Fowler board debates moving code-enforcement duties to police to improve efficiency
Officials discussed folding code-enforcement duties into police work to reduce duplication and speed responses to grass, trash and nuisance complaints; the clerk said she currently drafts letters and suggested dividing the town into enforcement zones for officers.
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Board members and staff discussed whether code-enforcement duties should be handled by the police department rather than by a separate code-enforcement officer. The clerk described the current process—"I draft the letter I send the letter... it's highly time inefficient"—and said dividing the town into five zones with officers handling violations during their patrols could streamline enforcement.
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