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Englewood code enforcement credits seasonal staff for spike in grass-and-weeds cases; reinspections lag weeks
Summary
City code enforcement reported a large rise in grass-and-weeds cases tied to seasonal enforcement staff, while ongoing staff shortages and reinspection timing limit proactive enforcement in other categories including parks, parking and nuisance complaints.
At a meeting of the Englewood Code Enforcement Committee, staff presented July enforcement statistics showing a large increase in grass-and-weeds cases tied to seasonal workers and described limits on follow-up inspections because of staffing constraints.
AJ, a code enforcement staff member, told the committee that grass-and-weeds cases rose sharply compared with the prior year, citing the example that “grass and weeds were 174 last year. This year, they were 1,603.” Staff said the seasonal increase is the main driver of the change: seasonal hires arrived later last year and this year’s seasonals were on duty in July, producing more notices and warnings than earlier months.
The committee’s context: current field staffing comprises two seasonal employees and three full-time…
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