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Council schedules deeper review of code enforcement priorities amid resident concerns
Summary
City manager and council set a detailed December discussion on code enforcement philosophy, prioritization and process after members described frequent resident complaints about perceived inconsistency, safety issues (parking/fire hydrants), and the tone of warning letters.
City Manager Geyer and Mayor Lighty told the council on Oct. 20 that staff will hold an extended, interactive conversation on Dec. 15 focused on code enforcement policy, including the overall philosophy of enforcement, prioritization among violation tiers, and procedural steps from warnings to citations.
Geyer described the item as potentially requiring more than one meeting and said staff planned interactive materials (postcards and posters) so council members could discuss and reorder priorities among the city’s tiered code categories. “This conversation... may require a couple of conversations. It may it's a it's a meaty topic,” Geyer said.
Mayor Laura Lighty and multiple council members urged that the December session focus on clarifying…
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