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Council backs pilot to pair two inspectors with Office of Nightlife for nighttime codes enforcement
Summary
After weeks of committee work and floor debate, the council approved a memorandum to place two codes-trained inspectors under the Office of Nightlife on a downtown pilot to address nighttime code violations.
The Metropolitan Council on Feb. 4 approved a memorandum of understanding that will place two Metro codes inspectors under the Office of Nightlife (sometimes called the nightlife office or "Nightlight") to conduct nighttime inspections as a pilot program starting in the downtown entertainment area.
The ordinance had been debated in committee and on the floor for weeks. Advocates and several council members said the city lacks capacity to enforce property-standards, noise and other code violations that happen at night. "We currently do not have a…
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