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Council favors admin support for code enforcement, questions costs to expand ADU water‑meter crew
Summary
During budget study, council members backed adding an administrative assistant to the code‑enforcement division to free officers for field work; they expressed concern about a proposed water division crew and heavy equipment purchase to speed ADU meter installs because user fees currently do not fully cover the start‑up costs.
At a June 11 study session on the proposed fiscal 2025–26 budget, staff presented three cost options the council had requested: (1) an additional code‑enforcement officer and a clerical (administrative) assistant, (2) a new ADU water‑meter installation crew, and (3) potential revenue ideas not yet in the budget.
Staff said the fully burdened cost of an additional code‑enforcement officer is about $97,400; an administrative assistant would be $94,295. The public‑works water division estimated that accelerating the current ADU meter backlog would require a four‑person crew (foreman, equipment operator, two water technicians) plus heavy equipment, with a total first‑year cost (staff + equipment) of roughly…
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