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Code enforcement proposes reductions, equipment purchases and new collections process; unsafe-building fund raised for demolitions
Summary
Code enforcement presented a $40,000 reduction in the 2026 budget, reallocated funds to uniforms and equipment, and proposed an in-house collections process to recover outstanding fines.
Matthew (code enforcement) presented a reduced 2026 code-enforcement budget with several operational reallocations and a plan to improve enforcement outcomes.
Matthew said the department’s overall budget is about $40,000 lower than the prior year because the director role was consolidated and several recording-fee funds were moved into other accounts. He moved $5,000 into uniforms and about $3,000 into equipment (air compressor, nail gun, generator) to improve field operations. Building-demolition funding was moved into the city’s unsafe‑building fund rather than…
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