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Mayor announces two new hires for Hammond code enforcement after six interviews
Summary
The mayor announced hires of David Kinkade and Lewis ("Wren") Terry to two open code-enforcement positions following more than six interviews; district assignments were not specified at the meeting.
Mayor announced two new hires for the city's code-enforcement team: David Kinkade, taken from the Hammond Sanitary District, and Lewis Terry (referred to in the meeting as Wren Terry). The mayor said the city conducted "6, over 6 interviews for 2 spots" and that both hires bring customer-service experience.
The mayor described Kinkade and Terry as "people oriented" and said those qualities fit the demands of code enforcement, which requires dealing with upset residents and conflict. He said: "They're both great people. I think you're gonna love working with them. They're like customer service oriented. David's David literally had a background in hotels, taking care of people. Ren is a people person. I think these are great qualities to have for code enforcement officers because they're dealing with conflict, and they're dealing with people that are upset, and you gotta be a people oriented person." The mayor also noted it was not yet determined who will serve in which district.
A council member added a personal note, saying he had known Kinkade since youth and that Kinkade "played baseball for Dave Hamm" (comment attributed to a council member in discussion). No formal council vote on these appointments was recorded in the meeting minutes; the mayor presented the hires as administrative appointments.
Next steps: city staff will place the new code-enforcement officers into assignments; the mayor said he expects the hires to be effective in community-facing enforcement work.
