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City manager says code audit found about 80 conflicting rules; city will seek bids to “cleanse” code while starting comprehensive plan
Summary
City officials discussed a completed internal code audit that identified roughly 80 code sections needing amendment, removal or new chapters and said the city will seek outside bids to update the municipal code; council agreed the comprehensive plan work can proceed in parallel as housing development continues.
The City Manager told the Nicolai City Council that an internal codification audit found roughly 80 specific code sections that require amendment, removal or entirely new chapters and recommended soliciting outside proposals to modernize the municipal code. "I completed the internal codification audit. It's a lot. We're talking at least 80 specific codes," the City Manager said during the June meeting.
The City Manager said many of the current ordinances conflict, which complicates enforcement and forces staff to apply discretion when similar provisions contradict one another. He told council the likely cost of a comprehensive…
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