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New Carlisle to solicit bids for full municipal code overhaul; council to begin comprehensive plan work
Summary
City Manager reported an internal audit identified roughly 80 conflicting or obsolete code provisions and recommended hiring an outside consultant to “cleanse” the codified ordinances; council members agreed to begin work on the comprehensive plan concurrently.
The City Manager told the City of New Carlisle City Council that an internal audit of the city code found “at least 80 specific codes” that require amendment, change or removal and recommended soliciting bids for an outside consultant to perform a full codification and cleanup.
The audit, completed by Mr. Moore, surfaced conflicting provisions across chapters and subjects — from animal rules to signage — that the City Manager said make enforcement “paralyzing.” “I thought Mr. Moore did a fantastic job. He…
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