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Commissioners table proposal for countywide citizen code-enforcement board, ask staff for more research
Summary
After extended debate over scope, authority and staffing, the board voted to table a proposal to create a citizen-led code-enforcement board and asked staff to consult neighboring counties and return with options at the first March meeting.
Camden County commissioners tabled a proposed ordinance to establish a citizen code-enforcement board after a lengthy discussion that aired concerns about scope, staffing, legal process and whether the board would address animal-control complaints or broader nuisance and dilapidated-property issues.
Cody (commissioner/staff presenter) and county staff said the current enforcement path — where many ordinance violations proceed to magistrate court and frequently result in jury trials in superior court — can be slow and ineffective. The proposal presented would create a citizen board that could hear code cases, levy fines and produce faster local resolution; appeals from the board would…
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