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Council approves hiring two part‑time PACE officers after staffing update and debate on enforcement funding
Summary
The council approved hiring two additional part‑time PACE (parking and code enforcement) officers to bring the part‑time roster to the budgeted level; the vote was 4–1 amid debate about enforcement revenue and fairness.
The East Lansing City Council on March 4 voted 4–1 to approve hiring two additional part‑time PACE (parking and code enforcement) officers to begin immediately.
Interim Police Chief Jen Brown told the council PACE enforcers handle parking enforcement and ordinance investigations that “ensure the safety, welfare, and appearance of our neighborhoods,” adding that the department wrote 1,246 code violations and more than 20,000 parking tickets in 2024 and that revenue…
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