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Council plans new Unsafe Building Fund and ordinance; first reading tied to budget schedule
Summary
Staff will create the town's Unsafe Building Fund and circulate a drafted ordinance for council review; the mayor/staff proposed a first reading to coincide with the budget hearing and second reading and adoption on Oct. 8.
Town staff told the council it had located a short provision in the town code establishing an Unsafe Building Fund that had not been formally created. Staff said they will set up the fund immediately and circulate a drafted ordinance that adds procedural detail for how the fund will operate.
Why it matters: An Unsafe Building Fund establishes a financial mechanism for the town to address unsafe or nuisance structures and to recover costs when the town performs abatement work. Staff said the code included the fund but no implementing account had been opened.
Process and schedule: The staff member who drafted the ordinance said Clay (council attorney) reviewed it and that the council could publish a public notice and take the ordinance through the town’s standard first- and second-reading process. Staff proposed scheduling the first reading to align with the budget hearing (a public notice and first reading at the budget meeting) and adopting the ordinance at the regular council meeting on Oct. 8.
Council direction: Members asked to receive the draft for review; staff said they would distribute the proposed ordinance to councilors and place first-reading language on the budget hearing agenda if the council wishes. No final ordinance vote occurred at this meeting; council directed staff to circulate the draft and provide the public notice required for a first reading.
